Example sentences of "for [adv] [adv] [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is , however , often claimed that there is a qualified obligation to obey the law , based on the authority of governments in just regimes , for so long as they remain just . |
| 2 | For so long as she and Andrew were together , a pulse , a nerve , something integral to her loving would break free from her control to distort the nearest moment they might share . |
| 3 | For so long as I can recall I have always had kennels and an assortment of dogs to help me in my work . |
| 4 | In any case , for as long as they remain as powerful as they are and until the country is ready for a proper comprehensive system the grammar school should be preserved : ‘ It would , moreover , be absurd from a socialist point of view to close down the grammar school , while leaving the public schools still holding their present commanding position . |
| 5 | Now , she decided , if ever she had that kind of money , she would first ensure that her family would never again , for as long as they lived , be in need . |
| 6 | For as long as they continue they are the issue , rather than a grievance for which many people might instinctively have some sympathy . |
| 7 | ‘ All I know is that for as long as we go on winning , the challenge is on and Bath ca n't squeeze past for the title . |
| 8 | The alternative is to try to hang on , for as long as we can , to a form of athletic competition in which the participants at least claim to be just the same as the rest of us , only better-built by nature . |
| 9 | He then astonished us by lending us a jeep , with its driver , Abu , for as long as we needed it . |
| 10 | There is one thing in favour of total non-hypocrisy : at least you know where you stand , for as long as you are allowed to stand , and , of course , as long as you can be sure they are n't being a tiny bit hypocritical too . |
| 11 | These fish in the 1lb to 2lb class can be a hundred or more strong in a shoal , and if you begin catching this size of barbel it is likely they will remain in the swim , feeding off and on , for as long as you have bait to keep them interested . |
| 12 | You are going to need an area about a yard ( metre ) wide , for as long as you need to accommodate the plants — and that you will be able to judge as you read on . |
| 13 | The account goes on from year to year , for as long as you want . |
| 14 | I 'll run that for as long as you 're off the streets , and then , when you 've solved your problems , I 'll close Stepping Out and we 'll do Time Out together . ’ |
| 15 | In March 1265 , when he renewed his oath of fealty to the king ( then in effect a captive in Montfort 's power ) he made clear ‘ before the people ’ that his loyalty was highly conditional : ‘ For as long as you will be a good lord and king to us , ’ he told Henry III , ‘ we will be faithful and devoted to you . ’ |
| 16 | Maximum clarity , he wrote , for as long as it takes . |
| 17 | For as long as it took me to get out of range , several birds used me for bombing practice , coming so close on occasions that ducking was a necessity rather than a flamboyant gesture . |
| 18 | ‘ For as long as it suited you ? ’ |
| 19 | Does my right hon. Friend agree , however , that for 20 years he and his predecessors have pursued the will-of-the-wisp of power-sharing , devolved government ; and that , for as long as it is pursued , the IRA will believe , rightly or wrongly , that it will get us out in the end ? |
| 20 | As for the nuclear test ban treaty , for as long as it is necessary for us to have nuclear weapons , we require the ability to test and we propose to keep the ability to test . |
| 21 | For as long as it seemed remotely relevant , the tactic never failed ; and it was easy enough to make it seem relevant in the atmosphere of international hostility of 1945 . |
| 22 | And it 's my intention to keep up this analysis , er , for as long as it takes , probably to the end of my life . |
| 23 | For as long as I can remember , it has been standard medical teaching that teething of babies causes no symptoms . |
| 24 | ‘ For as long as I 've had memories and before that too . |
| 25 | Mine starts at least two weeks before I begin fishing and continues , albeit less frequently , for as long as I am fishing that water . |
| 26 | It is a cruel sport at best , but the poor show the matadors and toreadors made by running for the outer rail and escaping over the fence when the enraged bull pursued them was not a creditable sight ; I spent my time , for as long as I stayed , cheering for the bulls . |
| 27 | ‘ For as long as I am the champion I will not recognise or defend or fight for their dishonoured belt . ’ |
| 28 | For as long as I can remember it 's been that way . ’ |
| 29 | For as long as I have been conscious she has been out there in front of me , dodging arrows , triggering ambushes ; doubling back to brief me on the safest and fastest route forward . |
| 30 | For as long as she lived , she had been provided for . |