Example sentences of "[adv] long as we [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | It does not matter whether the golden spike is hammered in somewhere in England or in France or in China , so long as we can make an arbitrary decision , stop arguing about words and get on with the much more difficult ( but much more rewarding ) task of correlation . |
2 | Whether this is the way they express themselves does not matter so long as we can establish that this is the substance of their view . |
3 | So but we 're we 're very easy with things , we do n't erm we do n't jump up and down and get cross erm so long as we can get some . |
4 | So long as we can get it , that 's all I 'm bothered about . |
5 | These should , on the face of things , be the most reliable sources , so long as we can trust the writer . |
6 | Wooden dowel has been used for kite spars for as long as we can recall . |