Example sentences of "long as [pron] [vb base] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I mean to say as long as they last him . |
| 2 | I think they , if they , I mean as long as they know we are going to tell them or give them something each month they ought , ought to begin to look out for it . |
| 3 | I do n't care as long as they know them so that somebody else has got some responsibility , she said I just ca n't be getting away with it and and , and erm being irresponsible . |
| 4 | As long as they know what kinds of acts or events might be prosecutable , they take the view that the arcane business of the law is best left to senior staff . |
| 5 | 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 ’ . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ As long as they get me past the post . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Why should terrorists care what it looks like — as long as they get their money , or whatever they 're after ? ’ |
| 9 | Goodey has reported and concluded , that as long as they get their hundred per cent minimum requirement they can still go on their contribution holidays , and many and my scheme members feel that this is just a it 's a freebie as far as they 're concerned and scheme members do n't do not benefit from the surplus and they would like to have seen or preferred to have seen |
| 10 | As long as they pretend they have no alliance , none of the four needs say a word about the share-buying . |
| 11 | erm so therefore as long as they take their history |
| 12 | Our dad says he does n't mind what people eat , as long as they eat it all . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Often they see their profession as a creative art form , which is fine as long as they recall it is also a service industry . ’ |
| 15 | In short , Labour and the Liberal Democrats will have the argument won for them on the ground — and as long as they locate their policies in terms of wealth creation , rather than punitive redistribution , the current election election result has given them a platform from which effectively to challenge for power next time round . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | ‘ 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 ) . |
| 18 | We 'll be hear as long as they want us . |
| 19 | For myself , I wish to say to men that as long as they associate me with an idea of ‘ woman ’ drawn from the past , or suppose that a model for gender relations is to be found in that past , they have failed to see me for the person who I am , or to envisage what equality might mean . |
| 20 | As long as we tell them we definitely want it . |
| 21 | As long as we kid ourselves that we could not even imagine wanting to murder someone , for example , those murderous impulses will be acted out by others , as a mirror of our Shadow . |
| 22 | Yeah as long as we know what the other 's doing . |
| 23 | Anyone you like really , but as long as we know which one it is . |
| 24 | Mark Hateley and I have 70 between us , which is incredible , but it really does n't matter if I score or not tomorrow just as long as we get one more than Bruges . ’ |
| 25 | We do n't mind who we pay as long as we get my father back . ’ |
| 26 | We do n't mind as long as we make I mean I prefer this because it is to order , we do n't make them to stock . |
| 27 | She says the birs are very good — as long as we keep them in families and feed all the young that 's all the parents mind about . |
| 28 | Er , okay then Martin , I imagine as long as we keep our heads above water , then that 'll be okay . |
| 29 | True , at death our essence is finally overcome so far as its actualisation in space and time goes , but as long as we live we can go on realizing it in as full a form as circumstances allow . |
| 30 | As long as we say they 're our modules and these are |