Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] [adv] long [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We may be told that what we understand of an event e , if it is taken as an effect , is that there existed a certain set of conditions — say sc — such that since it existed , e occurred , and e would still have occurred so long as " the usual background " or " the usual environment " obtained . |
| 2 | With respect to the short circuit and the house fire , it is true that since a set of conditions obtained , there was the fire , and this would still have occurred so long as , say , there was not a flood at the right moment . |
| 3 | I did n't mean to stay that long cos I had a lot to do . |
| 4 | He can continue to shoot so long as he keeps hitting , up to a maximum of 6 shots per turn . |
| 5 | A War Wagon can continue to fight so long as there is at least one crew member left alive . |
| 6 | We can not help signing so long as there is another human being who needs to read the signs . |