Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] long [subord] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well theoretically I would wait as long as it took to wash the mess off the roof . |
| 2 | ‘ The effects will be nullified as long as it operates . |
| 3 | How , erm , er , and , and I think as you 're saying what word we put round that , almost does n't matter as long as it 's understood to mean that , erm , that , that range of , of concepts and requirements . |
| 4 | Others may have had a succession of live-in boy or girl friends , lasting as long as it suited them both . |
| 5 | It is remarkable that this sexist labelling has continued as long as it has , even though most of the research on differences attributable to sex has not supported these labels . |
| 6 | It lasted as long as it took to bring her breathing back under control . |
| 7 | But many people would no doubt argue that the current ‘ anything goes as long as it sells papers ’ style goes too far the other way . |
| 8 | ‘ And Noah said to his wife as they sat down to dine , ‘ I do n't care where the water goes as long as it does n't get into the wine ’ , ’ Haverford quoted gleefully . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'll stay as long as it takes , first in Romania and then anywhere else in the world where children need my help . ’ |
| 10 | The two sides , however , were still separated by traditional rivalries extending over several centuries as well as by differing interpretations of Marxism , disputed borders and rivalry in their relations with other countries ; indeed it was perhaps surprising that their earlier association had lasted as long as it did . |
| 11 | In fact , looking back , she sometimes wondered how it had lasted as long as it did . |