Example sentences of "[pron] as [adj] as [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He 's yours as long as he 's here . ’ |
| 2 | I know , so I mean the thing is that we 've always said have n't ya as long as you can sort of get 'em down |
| 3 | But my mum 's pretty good you know what I mean she as long as I can arrange it round her she 'll arrange her arrangements around me sort of thing . |
| 4 | I will never forgive you as long as I live , he said . |
| 5 | I 'll be with you as long as I can … ’ |
| 6 | Normally , Mickeen would detain you as long as he could , jabbering away about this , that and the other . |
| 7 | I 'll be happy for you as long as you do n't expect me to father it . |
| 8 | When you eat and how often you eat is entirely up to you as long as you keep to the correct calorie total and aim for the right fibre total . |
| 9 | ‘ Sit down , sir , I 'll talk or listen to you as long as you like . ’ |
| 10 | Well as long as you as long as you 've got the twenty cleared in the week . |
| 11 | Well you , well you as long as you want |
| 12 | Jonathan Cowap with the final hour of Tuesday morning 's breakfast programme your opportunity to have your say on just about everything as long as it 's legal and decent and honest and in your own opinion you can call me now on York six four one six four one . |
| 13 | And we lack provisions that allows for a presidency in the absence of a minister is a good one as long as it is monitored closely by district council . |
| 14 | As long as we as long as we can persuade people to forget the pyramid er years . |
| 15 | A garage would be nice and as we 've got two cars so although a garage is vital if we as long as we can get them off the road that would be an advantage |
| 16 | ‘ If you made an incredible blunder it would n't seem to worry anybody as long as it is recorded … |
| 17 | If a woman wants to become pregnant , we try and help her as long as we are satisfied with physical and mental tests . ’ |
| 18 | Nothing could harm her as long as she stayed behind closed doors . |
| 19 | As late as 1913 , the anti-feminist surgeon , Sir Almroth Wright , continued to applaud what was undoubtedly an extreme form of the traditional patriarchal marriage , whereby the husband promised to do his wife reverence , to protect and to serve her as long as she did not jettison personal refinement , act in an ungrateful manner or put an extravagantly high estimate on her intellectual powers . |
| 20 | She had given herself totally up to him , and did not care what happened to her as long as she was with him . |
| 21 | Well aye I said to her as long as she 'll come home safe and sound it 's all that matters in n it ? |
| 22 | Thou'lt hold him as long as anyone can , I see that , but you must not expect to have him all to yourself . |
| 23 | That was fine by him as long as I did n't mind sleeping on the floor . |
| 24 | It does not matter how convinced or dogmatic the judge appears to be : keep at him as long as you think you have some hope of success and he is willing to listen to you . |
| 25 | You will never see another one like him as long as you live . " |
| 26 | He was out canvassing when he encountered an old lady who was ready to vote for him as long as he could convince her about Labour Party policy on cats . |
| 27 | He explains his situation to a mysterious guest , who promises to return his wife to him as long as he agrees to ask her no questions about where she has been ( Eliot later located his source for this in Alcestis , although that is really only of importance to him ) . |
| 28 | The number was useless to him as long as he had no address to go with it . |
| 29 | Did he tell you he did n't have his side of support , I told him as long as he shouts just United that 's alright |
| 30 | So I said they could look at it as long as they made up their own minds and I was n't involved . |