Example sentences of "[subord] [adj] as they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | SUPER Wales saved their best until last as they rounded off their six-match African tour with a brilliant eight-try victory in Windhoek yesterday . |
| 2 | This may be a group effort in which children are able to join as they wish and do as much or as little as they choose . |
| 3 | Every cabin is fitted with private facilities and ample wardrobes , and the onboard activities give everyone the opportunity to take part in as much or as little as they want . |
| 4 | ‘ Governors do as much or as little as they care to , ’ says David White , editor of the island 's only daily newspaper , the Royal Gazette . |
| 5 | With many hand shakes and introductions , the candidates and their leader met as many people as possible as they visited each department . |
| 6 | Members would like the people they represent to be able to watch as much as they wish of their MPs at work , and whenever they wish , without being dependent on the editorial and journalistic selections of the broadcasters . |
| 7 | She said it was n't as good as good as they thought it was gon na be , everyone told me it was brilliant . |
| 8 | Or as long as they said nothing , I 'd say nothing ; or if they started talking , I 'd say , ‘ Listen , inside you or get about your business . ’ |
| 9 | Well I mean to say as long as they last him . |
| 10 | So I said they could look at it as long as they made up their own minds and I was n't involved . |
| 11 | As long as they had been promptly informed he was covered for any eventuality . |
| 12 | At the same time , some people also said that although they were aware that they may face an early death , they also felt fortunate to have lived as long as they had . |
| 13 | Women would have the right to an abortion during the first 12 weeks of their pregnancy as long as they had first received non-binding counselling . |
| 14 | As the law stands the squatters had legal rights to live in their home as long as they had not forced entry . |
| 15 | Mr Fallon said he had talked to the longest serving officials in his department who said the expansion rule had been in place as long as they had been there . |
| 16 | The ‘ temptations ’ of the jazz era in London 's West End , especially to Cup finalists , were a real danger , and Chapman constantly reminded his players that ‘ they only count as long as they retain their form on the field ’ . |
| 17 | These males are still in their bright nuptial plumage and as long as they retain it they maintain the high levels of vigilance observed when accompanying their females . |
| 18 | They 're not poor , powerless people , they can make you wait as long as they like . ’ |
| 19 | The lethal message is that those who have AIDs can engage in sex as long as they use a condom . |
| 20 | The trainees ' responses , with guidance , may provide enough sound material for discussion as long as they cover the main points of the text . |
| 21 | As long as they pretend they have no alliance , none of the four needs say a word about the share-buying . |
| 22 | I not too bothered that Scum Could get to the league cup final and FA cup final ( as long as they lose ) , I hope they do with several replays along the way . |
| 23 | erm so therefore as long as they take their history |
| 24 | Dinah paid no heed ; as long as they kept her on , she could put up with whatever came . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | He often struck me as the kind of wide boy one found in England right after the war , people who made deals of the spivvier sort and did n't care who went down as long as they went up . |
| 29 | ‘ Why should terrorists care what it looks like — as long as they get their money , or whatever they 're after ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ As long as they get me past the post . ’ |