Example sentences of "long as it [be] not [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ As long as it 's not already too late . ’ |
| 2 | I do n't know if any of you have ever been to Newcastle before — if not , I 'd be happy to meet you at the station , or wherever , ( as long as it 's not too early in the morning ! ! ) , take you for a drink , and show you how to get to the ground . |
| 3 | ‘ Of course it 's better in the fresh air - as long as it 's not too cold . |
| 4 | Lina likes music — any kind of music as long as it 's not too noisy — and especially likes to listen to her son playing classical music on the piano . |
| 5 | No , they 're quite happy to lend Stuart the money as long as it 's not more than thirty two which that is n't . |
| 6 | Anything qualifies , as long as it was not previously known . |
| 7 | This ‘ civilising mission ’ both endorsed legislation which could help create a physical and institutional environment in which undesirable working-class habits and attitudes would be deterred ( as long as it was not too expensive ) , and encouraged private philanthropy , which could undertake active propagation of a new moral code . |