Example sentences of "long as possible [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Ministry of propaganda did what it could to play down such disasters and tried for as long as possible to preserve the illusion that they were not important , but Fascism now began to lose a lot of its popular support . |
| 2 | Cavity treatment should be delayed for as long as possible to allow the injected solution to remain in contact with blood and other body fluids and care to avoid spillage should be exercised when carrying out drainage . |
| 3 | It 's thought the pilots stayed in the plane as long as possible to steer it away from a row of houses . |
| 4 | The level of the basic retirement pension is such that those who rely on it must either live a frugal existence ( Holman , 1986 ) , take part time jobs for as long as possible to make ends meet or claim income support . |
| 5 | She will continue as long as possible playing doubles , saying : ‘ I 'll hang in there for as long as I can . ’ |