Example sentences of "[subord] [adj] as [pron] [verb] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was silence , filled only by the glare of expression , the tension that sparked between them , just as it always had , always would as long as they lived and breathed . |
| 2 | The Swedish priest who advised , ‘ He wrongs himself who turns over his farm to his children , if they are badly brought up ’ , was echoing the ancient Biblical warning in Ecclesiasticus : ‘ As long as thou livest and hast breath in thee , give not thyself over to any . |
| 3 | We just worked as long as we liked and it and it was hard work of course it was , turning these socks like that , two , well it was hundred dozen pays , that 's two thousand four hundred . |
| 4 | And , as long as we bow and scrape to the descendants of an obscure family of German princelings , that is exactly what we will remain . |
| 5 | Attack turned out to be the best form of defence and as long as we pushed and shoved as much as the opposition , everyone was happy . |
| 6 | Tools are even provided for making legitimate entry … as long as there is no criminal damage to the property itself , and as long as no-one lives or intends to live there , the squatters can change the locks and stay put until a court order forces their eviction . |
| 7 | He did n't care when it happened , as long as it did and that Hana would be alright again . |
| 8 | You stay just as long as you like and do n't worry about a thing . ’ |
| 9 | Well if you go and sit in your chair nicely , you can sit and look at them as long as you look and do n't try and take them out They have to be delivered to you , wo n't they ? |
| 10 | The freedom to travel to and from your chosen resort in your own time — as long as you arrive and depart from the resort on the same day as our other clients . |
| 11 | ‘ You have the right to live here , Sarah , as long as you want and it will be yours when I 'm gone . |
| 12 | As she watched her daughter run before her down the stairs , she thought , As long as he lives or until she escapes she 'll never be free to do what she likes . |
| 13 | I told her she 's welcome to stay up there just as long as she wants and what she said would n't bear repeating . |