Example sentences of "as [adj] [subord] my [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I deliberately cut myself off from racing as much as possible while my injuries healed , and ended up managing a village pub near Lambourn . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ After buying into the practice , it was very important to me to keep my outgoings as low as possible while my earnings built up . |
| 3 | " I will love Topaz as long as my life lasts and , if I ca n't have her , I wo n't marry at all . |
| 4 | Two more years of it then well You see as long as my wife had a career - it was only because of the little one . |
| 5 | There was a pause and I heard Ed say in his pleasant West Coast accent : ‘ I should n't , but since it 's you , Sally , and as long as my name is n't mentioned , I 'll find out what I can . |
| 6 | All I was really clear about was that this time I would go on as long as my lungs and muscles would function . |
| 7 | He said : ‘ I hope that as long as my form for Liverpool improves I will be knocking on the door . |
| 8 | ‘ That will depend on my performances and I hope that as long as my form for Liverpool improves I will be knocking on the door . |
| 9 | As I said , everyone has to go there and a list of Swifts as long as my arm have been to it and now it 's your turn . ’ |
| 10 | He already has a record as long as my arm and he 's only eighteen . |
| 11 | As long as my hand is here , she thought , I can not die . |
| 12 | As long as my father was alive I felt that I was not myself but his son , as I hope my son will feel for me — if I ever have a son , that is . ’ |
| 13 | I shall be glad to give you rest and refreshment as long as my mother is not here . |
| 14 | But the king replied , ‘ Tell them not to send for me again as long as my son is alive . |
| 15 | ‘ My one remaining ambition is to win a championship medal and I 'll keep on playing as long as my legs will carry me , ’ he said . |
| 16 | He certainly holds that as long as my action is prompted by mere feeling , or by a judgement as to what will best satisfy my desires , I am not in sight of moral living . |