Example sentences of "[subord] [adj] [conj] they keep " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dinah paid no heed ; as long as they kept her on , she could put up with whatever came . |
| 2 | It was an obvious-looking deception , and should n't have had a hope in hell of working ; but the girls were mostly young and good-looking , and their prey were mostly out-of-towners , and as long as they kept shifting their ground the money kept on coming in . |
| 3 | Hindley did not care what they did , as long as they kept out of his way , and they did not care even if he punished them . |
| 4 | As long as they kept on churning out those classics the packed house followed the example set by the 40-plusers in the front row , whooping , clapping , and dancing in the aisles . |
| 5 | On recounting the tale to a journalist , the victim is asked if he thinks there will ever be an end to this cycle of violence , to which he answers , ‘ No , as long as they keep shitting in our shoes , we 'll keep pissing in their Bovril . ’ |
| 6 | Throughout the history of Western philosophy women have been thought inferior or less than fully human , though some philosophers , like Kant and Rousseau , have found them charming and necessary to men 's well-being , as long as they keep in their place . |
| 7 | On Vadinamia secrets are kept , and visitors are left strictly alone as long as they keep the peace . |
| 8 | Shrewsbury have got to make sure as much as possible when they do win the ball in the they do n't just smash long balls up , because as l as soon as they do that and as long as they keep doing that , Blackburn just pick up the ball again and keep coming at them , they 've got to try like they did just a few minutes ago , try and play themselves out of defence with nice low passes . |