Example sentences of "but [prep] [adv] long [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Patrick earl of Bothwell made two bonds of manrent , one to Mary in August 1543 for a yearly pension of £1000 , the other to her great rival regent Arran in January 1546 , not for the normal term of his life , but for as long as Arran remained governor . |
| 2 | The silence may not last — but for as long as it does , the government has a chance to strengthen France 's macroeconomic foundations . |
| 3 | Er but for as long as all of us sit here we will always be looking for further improvements . |
| 4 | The mark-ups are rather higher than he 'd like , but for as long as the walking stick remains an art form , Keith 's in business . |
| 5 | But for as long as there 's an Oxford University , some things will never change . |