Example sentences of "long as it [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Run it well , so long as it pleases you . |
| 2 | ‘ Men who are rappers have to be sexist or they 're gon na lose their credibility , so they 're gon na continue to dis women for as long as it proves their manhood . |
| 3 | Well , it 's all Greek to me , but so long as it keeps him happy . ’ |
| 4 | Her friends back in London would never have recognised her as the Alyssia Stanley who had dozens of men trailing behind her , and who toyed with them but only for as long as it suited her . |
| 5 | ‘ For as long as it suited you ? ’ |
| 6 | I wanted our collaboration , strange as it was , to continue for eve ; , just so long as it kept him beside me . |
| 7 | He stayed for as long as it took him to finish his beer . |
| 8 | ‘ Only for as long as it took her to latch on to another driver , ’ Vitor said drily . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The actual nature of the game is not important so long as it focuses your attention effectively , distracting you from your negative thoughts or your symptoms . |
| 11 | Yet this very claim for monarchy implies a limitation : the irrational and reverential institution is to be tolerated so long as it serves its function . |