Example sentences of "or [adv] [adv] as [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The agreement recited that John had left all his estate to his executors by his will but that , shortly before his death , he had declared in the presence of several witnesses that he wished his widow to have the cottage for her life or so long as she continued a widow ; and that , though this wish was never put into writing , the executors were convinced that it was his desire and were willing and desirous that it should be put into effect . |
| 2 | The agreement stated that ‘ in consideration of such dfesire ’ the executors would convey the cottage to the widow for her life or so long as she should continue a widow . |
| 3 | So long as a group formation persists , or so far as it extends , individuals in the group behave as though they were uniform , tolerate peculiarities of its members , equate themselves with them , and have no feeling of aversion towards them . |
| 4 | But it has never since been debated as solemnly , as urgently or as hysterically as it was in the 1950s . |
| 5 | Power levels control the amount of microwave energy entering the oven , so food can be cooked as quickly or as slowly as you like . |
| 6 | It is usually they who made the choice to have and keep their babies , even though this does not always work out as happily or as easily as they may anticipate , and they deserve recognition and respect . |
| 7 | The classical continuity which remains for the plucked string is that each of its harmonics can be sounded as softly or as loudly as we please . |
| 8 | Yates , 25 later this month , has been tracked by a number of top clubs , including both Liverpool and Spurs , but manager Neil Warnock yesterday admitted : ‘ His injury is not responding as well or as quickly as we had thought . |
| 9 | According to centre director Anne Shearer , a qualified psychotherapist and former social work committee chairperson , fear and anxiety , often rooted in childhood , leave us unable to breathe as deeply or as evenly as we once did , and this in turn means we can not relax fully or enjoy really good health . |
| 10 | When the affected characters get to the east wall ( or as far as they can go in that direction if other characters stop them ) , they are attacked . |
| 11 | And eventually you you either do and he drives off and nearly runs into rams into a lamppost or something like that on his way when he 's finally given up , or else sometimes as I say they get together and er everything 's hunkydory . |