Example sentences of "[adv] long [conj] [pers pn] [verb] it " in BNC.

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1 I think he held the reins back and smiled at the camera ; so long since he did it .
2 cos I do n't mind what they have so long as they eat it
3 Everyone dominates central stage for a while , just so long as they need it , only to return it chivalrously after their moment .
4 ‘ There are a hundred ways a firm can get rid of pollution into the river , ’ said an experienced officer , ‘ so long as they do it at the right time . ’
5 They will not wear their knuckles out knocking at the West 's door , so long as they feel it will be opened to them before too long .
6 So long as we boil it , it should be OK .
7 It does n't matter Charlotte , so long as he colours it in
8 Such a government , Lawrence asserted , ‘ would be child 's play for a decent man to run , so long as he ran it like Cromer 's Egypt , not like the Egypt of the Protectorate .
9 Darlington Tory association chairman Bill Smith said in Saturday 's story that Fallon could have the constituency nomination so long as he wanted it .
10 I do n't have fancy feelings about where money comes from , so long as I earn it in ways which fit in with my flexible principles .
11 So long as I keep it up I am still in charge of my own destiny .
12 The Intifada was perhaps the most convincing refutation ever of the time- honoured , complacent dogma that ‘ the status quo can last as long as we want it to . ’
13 He then astonished us by lending us a jeep , with its driver , Abu , for as long as we needed it .
14 If the relatives are able to go to the mortuary or viewing room and be with the person who has died for as long as they feel it to be necessary , then they are more able to start absorbing the fact of their loved one 's death , because again they have the evidence in front of them .
15 Fry claimed he was sacked by Flashman but the latter responded by saying Fry has a job at Underhill for as long as he wants it .
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