Example sentences of "as [adj] [conj] they [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Throughout the history of Western philosophy women have been thought inferior or less than fully human , though some philosophers , like Kant and Rousseau , have found them charming and necessary to men 's well-being , as long as they keep in their place . |
| 32 | On Vadinamia secrets are kept , and visitors are left strictly alone as long as they keep the peace . |
| 33 | Shrewsbury have got to make sure as much as possible when they do win the ball in the they do n't just smash long balls up , because as l as soon as they do that and as long as they keep doing that , Blackburn just pick up the ball again and keep coming at them , they 've got to try like they did just a few minutes ago , try and play themselves out of defence with nice low passes . |
| 34 | er is not a possibility of having more open days so that general public can come in to see what 's happening and not only advertise in Harlow but advertise I live in Bishop 's Stortford now in the surrounding districts erm time gets although you said you get fifty per cent of people coming from outside of Harlow it does n't matter where the people come from as long as they come so more open days free erm to get people to come in and er particularly er outside people also I would suggest that the er chairman 's of the local district council 's who are not contributing be invited to the open day to see what er the playhouse is doing for the people who live in there er council area 's to see whether we can get some more supports er as a Stortford resident I 'd be quite happy to add a bit on my community charge to go to the playhouse . . |
| 35 | Fair enough as long as they come back and they put a ticket on . |
| 36 | As long as they come down in the next twenty minutes ! |
| 37 | The Manton trainer said : ‘ Dr Devious is in great shape and on course for the Juddmonte International where I think the 10 furlongs will suit as long as they go a fast enough pace . |
| 38 | From the rich they take larger sums by threatening to strip naked unless paid to leave ; terrified middle-class party-givers will give them anything as long as they go quickly . |
| 39 | ‘ If we can force them to pull out through lack of money then that is their excuse , but we do n't care as long as they go somewhere else . ’ |
| 40 | Our dad says he does n't mind what people eat , as long as they eat it all . |
| 41 | Outside is a different matter — protective covers for the cabin and cowling are an excellent idea as long as they let in a free flow of air to minimise condensation . |
| 42 | they 're not really worried , as long as they 've got it . |
| 43 | As long as they 've been racing hangliders in Britian Pete Harvey from Milton Keynes has flown as fast and soared as high as the very best … |
| 44 | 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 . |
| 45 | 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 . |
| 46 | ‘ As long as they know where I am and who with . ’ |
| 47 | 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 . |
| 48 | As long they , as long as they win the league I do I do n't mind . |
| 49 | Indeed , in many countries , one government department may be paying huge sums to enable those with disabilities to become employable and to live independently while another is paying out larger sums as long as they remain dependent and unemployable . |
| 50 | ‘ As long as they die , ’ said Zeinab , ‘ I do n't mind about the means . ’ |
| 51 | The children , as long as they learn to whinge less about the bones , are all set to become nonagenarians . |
| 52 | There 's this man I know and he 's that quick yeah , he 's he erm my uncle yeah , he 's at college and there 's this man at his college yeah and listen yeah because they 've got t v's and they 're allowed to stay up as long as they want . |
| 53 | It implies , of course , that as long as they have the right kind of causal relations , other machines , apart from brains , can possess mentality ; and it also implies that the study of artificial intelligence and computational modelling is the royal road to understanding mentality . |
| 54 | The Independent Broadcasting Authority has said that groups can team up as long as they have no more than 25 per cent of the total independent television advertising market . |
| 55 | Those who act for you must feel confident that you will back them as long as they have genuinely done their best . |
| 56 | The standards today give preference to a rich red with white lineback , tail and underline , though yellow dun , plum and red-eared white ( with or without red , dun or plum on their sides ) are acceptable as long as they have the white finching . |
| 57 | They are not a breed that can be kept in flats , although they do not need endless exercise as long as they have space for freedom of mind . |
| 58 | As with the designers of the Douglas pistonliner family , those that designed the test-rigs to go in support of the Pratt & Whitneys could never have envisaged their creations having to last as long as they have . |
| 59 | The birds hatched in an incubator can then be hand-reared or given back to their parents , who will rear any number of chicks as long as they have enough food . |
| 60 | Cacti are easy to keep as long as they have sunshine . |