Example sentences of "[conj] long [conj] it [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The costs for the US would be enormous , indeed the requirement of the French was that the US would pay the entire cost , but money and munitions could be regarded as the essential calipers which might allow the rickety infant to walk ; and as long as it had an American account it would grow up and would be able to buy everything that was needed for a new nation state . |
| 2 | They also had to accept that attacks on the USSR by weapons launched from American bases other than in Britain might still bring down nuclear strikes on this country as long as it remained a member of Nato or was linked to the United States in some way or other . |
| 3 | In this book , and for the purposes of translation , it makes more sense to take a broader view of cohesion and to consider any element cohesive as long as it signals a conjunctive-type relation between parts of a text , whether these parts are sentences , clauses ( dependent or independent ) , or paragraphs . |
| 4 | Labstation can acquire raw data and results from any laboratory instrument , irrespective of manufacturer ( as long as it has a communications interface ) . |
| 5 | It will continue all through marriage as long as it has a good foundation of friendship . |
| 6 | As long as it has a cover and is held together by staples , that 's alright with you . |
| 7 | It interprets commands inserted at the beginning of document ( such as : AT FAX0716083283 ) before it interprets the ‘ Dear John ’ bit , so you can send faxes from any program on any PC , as long as it has a serial port . |
| 8 | ‘ Anything — just as long as it contains a strong dose of alcohol ! ’ he told her crisply , continuing to stand with his back to her , frowning down at the irritatingly silent machine . |