Example sentences of "for [adv] [adv] as i " in BNC.
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| 1 | For as far as I could see , the surface was bare , grey dirt — rocky , bumpy , ridged , pitted . |
| 2 | I had been preparing myself for as long as I can remember , preparing myself ( though I did not always realize it ) from the day that I was born , preparing myself , wrote Harsnet ( typed Goldberg ) , but always aware of the dangers of beginning too soon . |
| 3 | I stayed in the cafe for as long as I felt I could and then went back outside . |
| 4 | In the years we have been going to the Arctic ( at least one summer and one winter trip now for as long as I can remember ) , we have acquired odd niggles . |
| 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 | It ended : ‘ Nonetheless , I consider myself to have been blessed to have had the chance to so serve for as long as I did . ’ |
| 7 | Its American equivalent , the New Yorker , has been read for its advertisements in this country for as long as I can remember . |
| 8 | I kept you here for as long as I could but I ca n't do that anymore . ’ |
| 9 | The black tarred roof had been ‘ like that for as long as I can remember . ’ |
| 10 | I 'd loved him for as long as I could remember . |
| 11 | I have certainly been screaming with loneliness for as long as I can remember . |
| 12 | As for Uncle , he had suffered from rheumatism for as long as I can remember , so , all-in-all , we always had more work than we could really cope with . |
| 13 | I have still got two quilts that she made , which have been in use for as long as I can recall . |
| 14 | 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 ! ) . |
| 15 | He put his hand over the flame of the lamp and said to Stricker : ‘ Let me see her for as long as I can keep my hand in the flame . ’ |
| 16 | She will continue as long as possible playing doubles , saying : ‘ I 'll hang in there for as long as I can . ’ |
| 17 | Baffled Lilly , from Anfield , Liverpool , added : ‘ I 've been like this for as long as I can remember . |
| 18 | When you have been teaching for as long as I have you 'll realise that it 's no good at all being kind to children . |
| 19 | They 've been yo-yoing between the First and Second Divisions for as long as I can remember — at the time of writing , they 're well on their way to the Premier League . |
| 20 | I intended to resign at the A.G.M. due to the fact that I expect to be leaving the London area before the next A.G.M. but since no-one else wanted the job I agreed to remain chairman for as long as I could . |
| 21 | For as long as I can remember , I have been fascinated by the U.S.A. From childhood dreams of big cars , space rockets , Pacific coast and cowboys , America seemed to have it all . |
| 22 | I 've wanted him for as long as I can remember . " |
| 23 | ‘ I never went to any formal acting school — in fact , I 've probably just been very , very lucky getting all the parts I have — though for as long as I can remember all I ever wanted to be was an actress , and to be in the Theatre . ’ |
| 24 | I mean , Chrissie , are you allowed to have a wedding ceremony tha tha which says erm I 'll love you for as long as I can possibly manage ? |
| 25 | Scully and Sons have had the job for as long as I can remember , not because they are any good but because they are ruddy cheap . |
| 26 | ROS : Oh no — we 've been spinning coins for as long as I remember . |
| 27 | I 've been impotent for as long as I can remember . |
| 28 | When you 've lived around men like that for as long as I have , when you 've seen at first hand what they 're capable of , then you can come here and tell me how to handle my affairs . |
| 29 | Well , as you know , she did n't have a sweet tooth , not her , but I — They were sent to her twice a year for as long as I can remember . |
| 30 | Vango have been making strong , well constructed tents for as long as I can remember and the Odyssey 200 dome tent certainly lives up to Vango 's good name . |