Example sentences of "[noun sg] so long [conj] i " in BNC.

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1 That 's none of my business so long as I do n't have to break any laws .
2 ‘ Meaning , I can have my say so long as I do what you tell me ! ’
3 I guaranteed a starting price so long as I got last refusal — he was auctioning the piece .
4 ‘ I was personally told he was not concerned about my past so long as I kept up a volume of business , ’ he said .
5 I knew I would never finish a book so long as I was on the North Shore , either .
6 Caught in what promised to be a whirlpool of conflicting dogmatic beliefs , Eric , who did n't care either way so long as I was happy , went off to see Mgr O'Flaherty , a well-known priest who had given help and shelter to large numbers of escaping prisoners-of-war and was now an important figure in the Holy Office .
7 I 'm thinking there might be something wrong with my plan to wait as I close my eyes ( only to rest them ) , but even as I yawn and put my hands into my armpits I think a spot of rest is n't such a bad idea so long as I do n't fall asleep .
8 There 's a bleak line in the book when , his parents divorcing , his father leaving for Europe , Rock quotes himself , aged 11 , saying ‘ I 'll be OK , Dad , I wo n't need Mom so long as I can have the limo . ’
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