Example sentences of "long as they [verb] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 More generally on durability , it seems that the requirement that the goods be of merchantable quality is a continuing requirement that they will continue to be of merchantable quality for a reasonable period after delivery so long as they remain in the same apparent state as that in which they were delivered , apart from normal wear and tear .
2 In Lambert v. Lewis ( 1981 H.L. ) Lord Diplock said that the condition of fitness for purpose was a continuing obligation ‘ that the goods will continue to be fit for that purpose for a reasonable time after delivery , so long as they remain in the same apparent state and condition as that in which they were delivered , apart from normal wear and tear . ’
3 That same prize will elude the British for as long as they yearn for it publicly .
4 ( p93 ) It would appear that as long as the buyer communicates the purpose for which the goods are required , he does not have to specify all of the particular applications so long as they fall within the scope of normal purpose .
5 It 's the same with interest rates ; as long as they stay within a relatively narrow band , we can plan ahead .
6 But it will be hard to accept that these people are serious about democracy — or can do much more to further its cause — so long as they stay in the same party as democracy-haters .
7 Modern society , it may be argued , is not like a set of neatly intermeshing and well-oiled cogs , but rather a game in which groups of players have considerable discretion so long as they keep within a set of rules which are often themselves rather loosely defined or at least open to negotiation and change .
8 So long as they believed in themselves they could make shift with constitutions and parliaments and dull republics .
9 That way everyone born after that particular time would have their sins forgiven so long as they believed in Jesus .
10 By way of contrast members of a moral or rule-based association share nothing other than their recognition of the authority of those practices ; sharers of a common language , for example , may say what they like so long as they comply with the canons of that language .
11 The real wonder is not that some who profess to believe fall away after continuing so long but that some last as long as they do with as little as they have .
12 Snooker frames with Julian last about twice as long as they do with anybody else .
13 The issues Rushdie involuntarily personifies are great indeed , and for as long as they continue to be treated as an inconvenience , democracy itself is diminished .
14 Independent soft-commission brokers regard it as an acceptable method of payment so long as they deal at the best price .
15 The former mandatory distinction , between brokers , who acted only as agents for their clients , and jobbers who acted only as market-making principals , has disappeared ; as a result of ‘ Big Bang ’ , firms may now act as either , so long as they disclose to the client whether they are acting as agents or principals .
16 Do they really go on for as long as they seem to , or are they , as some people have suggested , fleeting sensations before waking up ?
17 They seem unskilled in the simple acts that console women when they are distressed — like being held gently for as long as they need to be held , making murmuring noises rather than using words ( or even worse , forming sentences ) , wiping tears away and blowing noses … in other words giving the same comfort which you would give to a child .
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