Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] long as [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is probably acceptable so long as we restrict ourselves to a single group , like mammals , but there is some dissent when people seek to extrapolate mechanisms from non-vertebrate species , like molluscs , to the mammalian brain ( e.g. Hawkins and Kandel 1984 ) . |
| 2 | But the room was warm , brightly lit and by no means uncomfortable so long as you kept your eyes away from the map-like stains on the rancid blue walls or the cigarette ends and other scraps on the floor . |
| 3 | This is fine so long as we recognize how little we genuinely know about education , and how cautious therefore must be the -claims that we are able to make . |
| 4 | This will be fine so long as I obey the ‘ point cam moving rule ’ while doing this and for every move thereafter . |
| 5 | Particularly when Granny lives in Nairobi , the shades are spattered with Milpar , you have n't bought a bottle of wine since you opened your Mothercare account , the backless negligee is fine so long as you do n't roll over and reveal the stretch marks on what used to be your breasts , and you feel about as compelled to have sex as you feel compelled to have gangrene . |
| 6 | Anselm was concerned with all these aspects of primacy from the very beginning , and he held on tenaciously to them all so long as he lived . |
| 7 | He could make concessions to his allies and all would be well so long as they did not come into conflict with one another . |
| 8 | In sum , it is probably time to overcome the politics of standardization — ‘ standards are good so long as you adopt mine ’ . |
| 9 | An extra incentive can be useful so long as it does not become a too regular ( relied upon ) habit . |
| 10 | The actual nature of the game is not important so long as it focuses your attention effectively , distracting you from your negative thoughts or your symptoms . |
| 11 | The catapult ought to be safe so long as nobody knew its name . |
| 12 | He knew he was safe so long as he remained in the kitchen . |
| 13 | ‘ Heightened expectation on the part of supporters is understandable and tolerable so long as it comes with a sense of realism . |
| 14 | It need not be accurate so long as it shows the disposition of the rooms — — information which will be of great value later . |
| 15 | If we are referring to a mass of matter we can say that it is the same so long as it consists of the same particles , whereas if we are referring to a living body this need not be so : ‘ a colt grown up to a horse , sometimes fat , sometimes lean , is all the while the same horse : though … there may be a manifest change of the parts . ’ |
| 16 | All members of the company ( though not its secretary ) must be qualified solicitors , and there are special provisions to apply when a member dies or is struck off the roll or otherwise loses his qualification to practise , which in essence provide that such member 's shares become non-voting so long as they remain registered in unqualified hands , and only qualified solicitors will be able to vote as proxies . |
| 17 | I 'll wait all night if necessary so long as I know you 'll be coming . |
| 18 | In the UK , the present position is that microbiological processes are patentable so long as there has been a significant human intervention in the discovery of the organism and its isolation . |
| 19 | But at least it pays no rent and in practice it is secure so long as it farms the land and avoids bankruptcy . |