Example sentences of "long as they [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Our dad says he does n't mind what people eat , as long as they eat it all . |
| 3 | Whether they 're first or last in this race … or in future life … it does n't matter to Kriss , as long as they give it their very best . |
| 4 | Often they see their profession as a creative art form , which is fine as long as they recall it is also a service industry . ’ |
| 5 | Workers rationally support capitalism as long as they believe it best advances their material interests , and they are always likely to do so , given the costs of the transition to socialism . |
| 6 | ‘ The fact remains ’ , she wrote , ‘ that differences in status exist , and as long as they exist it is practically impossible , since the lives of children can not be separated from those of their parents , to secure to all children a uniform standard of living ’ ( Rathbone , 1949 , p. 233 ) . |