Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] long as [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His insecurity will persist so long as he bottles up change , no matter how well his ruling party behaves . |
| 2 | ‘ He has enough sauce for a king 's fool , but impudence I can stomach so long as I do n't have to ride something that big on my own . ’ |
| 3 | It does not really matter so long as we accept both points of view . |
| 4 | Let them hate so long as they fear . |
| 5 | ‘ Suddenly we had a situation where money for the studio was no object : we could take as long as we liked . |
| 6 | It do n't take as long as they say . ’ |
| 7 | It 's gon na take as long as I thought cos I have to format it and install it . |
| 8 | First you are told that you can take as long as you like to put the counters in the jar . |
| 9 | Ninez saw no reason to complain or criticise so long as we marched fast enough . |
| 10 | The Intifada was perhaps the most convincing refutation ever of the time- honoured , complacent dogma that ‘ the status quo can last as long as we want it to . ’ |
| 11 | Jack would n't shoot so long as he 'd got hold of him . |