Example sentences of "[adv] long as i [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So long as I 've got somebody now there 's nobody along here . |
| 2 | ‘ For as long as I 've had memories and before that too . |
| 3 | You 've been plaguing the life out of me and everybody else for as long as I 've worked here . |
| 4 | I shall refer briefly to one of the matters touched on by the hon. Gentleman , although I shall not speak on it for as long as I had intended , because the hon. Gentleman made wide-ranging reference to it himself , I congratulate him on that . |
| 5 | Bad industrial relations had been the curse of the country for as long as I had taken any interest in politics ; although the reform of trade union law was essential , further steps were also needed . |
| 6 | Your father has extended to me the hospitality of his house for as long as I care to take it , or until he grows sick of the sight of me . |
| 7 | Now for those of us that have been slightly biased by the dubiously titled ‘ Warehouse Raves ’ compilations that Rumour have been responsible for in the past , well we can not sit up and take note , because here comes their most exciting release for as long as I care to remember ( sorry Rumour ! ) . |
| 8 | Knowing him for as long as I have done must have worked in my favour . ’ |