Example sentences of "[adv] long [conj] you [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's been a long time since you left us , but you 're more than welcome though on your return and do n't be so long before you come again . |
| 2 | I count it a double honour to represent Framlingham this afternoon and to offer you a welcome back , a welcome into our homes which we look forward to seeing you on Saturday and we are so thrilled to think that so many of you have made the journey back to visit us and I echo the sentiments of another speaker , do n't let it be so long before you come again . |
| 3 | So long as you got the question wrong you got a cabbage if you got it right you got a prize |
| 4 | You 've lost your ships , you 've lost your friends in Ireland , you 've lost the Lady Emma and the active support of the Pope , but you 're still strong enough to stop Harald of Norway from using you as a base , and you 're no threat to Wessex so long as you get rid of those Normans . ’ |
| 5 | They want rearing and all that , they want to rear you see but so long as you get them settled and stand on them do anything , keep them down . |
| 6 | That was the word they used as a condition : So long as you stay balanced , darling . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ You wo n't lose control so long as you retain over fifty per cent of the shares , ’ Adam reassured her . |
| 8 | ‘ Everything will be fine , ’ Damian drawled , ‘ so long as you relax . ’ |
| 9 | You can go on feeling lively and young and be as sexually attractive as you want , so long as you take care of your health . ’ |
| 10 | For ‘ the game ’ was one that everyone played , and that was all right so long as you took your losses without squealing . |
| 11 | But the room was warm , brightly lit and by no means uncomfortable so long as you kept your eyes away from the map-like stains on the rancid blue walls or the cigarette ends and other scraps on the floor . |
| 12 | It hardly matters what you are angry about , so long as you convey clearly the message that you are on the point of a serious psychotic meltdown and anyone getting in your way is liable to be no more than a bag of pimply skin and bone shards lying in a pool of blood within seconds . |
| 13 | ‘ Anyhow , it does n't really matter what you use so long as you 've got the right top . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Back home in Australia , you can play for my university there , Queensland , for ever , so long as you 've been there at some time . |
| 15 | SO LONG AS YOU 'VE GOT YOUR ELF , THAT 'S THE MAIN THING ! |
| 16 | That 's capitalism and you , so long as you 've got buyers and sellers you get this antagonism of interest between buyers and sellers . |
| 17 | So long as you 've enough to buy a meal ; |
| 18 | Most clients will readily understand why you can not be available all the time , so long as you tell them when you will be available . |
| 19 | BEATRIX : You ca n't , so long as you remain as pig-headed as you have been all your life . |
| 20 | " Well , so long as you remain at mine , I think the rest could be managed . |
| 21 | Could he not withdraw the promise on finding himself in straitened circumstances , or on falling out with P , or because she had married a wealthy man ? suppose then that D's promise is to pay the money ’ so long as you remain unmarried . ’ |
| 22 | I will pay you £5000 a year so long as you remain unmarried . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ So long as you don ’ give me no trouble in the interim , Mr Stein , ’ said Braithwaite , getting to his feet . |
| 24 | Kinnock 's more realistic reply was : ‘ That 's fine , Nick , so long as you help me get to Downing Street first . ’ |
| 25 | Jesus challenged the Jews of his day with a searching question : ‘ How can you have faith so long as you receive honour from one another , and care nothing for the honour that comes from him who alone is God ? ’ |
| 26 | So long as you keep things above board your schemes will be tolerated , perhaps even appreciated , but do n't over-stretch your imagination as the results could border on the bizarre . |
| 27 | There is little danger from a Lionfish to yourself , so long as you keep your fingers clear of the venomous spines . |
| 28 | There is no difficulty in this whatsoever so long as you keep the silver piece level with the needles . |
| 29 | ‘ Not so long as you keep within the law . ’ |
| 30 | So long as you keep the Looms properly oiled and follow the rules you ca n't really go far wrong . |