Example sentences of "long as [pron] take [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why not go along with Luke 's expansive mood for just so long as it took to finish her drink ? |
| 2 | He said the atmosphere at each gathering had been one of calm , loving concern , and this would continue for as long as it took to get the children home . |
| 3 | ‘ Again , I lived with Mike for as long as it took to get the divorce and then I arranged the wedding . |
| 4 | A spokesman said the seven Kurds released from Haslar detention centre , near Gosport , Hampshire , and all 18 from Gloucester Prison were given temporary admission ‘ for as long as it takes to assess their cases ’ . |
| 5 | With its inflation still rising , the country on the verge of a perilous wage-price spiral and public finances deeply in the red , the Bundesbank has made it clear that it will keep the German economy locked in a vice of high interest rates for as long as it takes to squeeze out inflation . |
| 6 | The heating is switched on only for as long as it takes to dry the washing . |