Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [adj] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the last bastion against all these evils , and will remain so as long as it keeps acquiring books it does not have when they are found and brought to it . |
| 2 | That Franco would tolerate political diversity only as long as it offered no real competition to his hegemony was revealed by an incident which occurred in February 1946 . |
| 3 | However , the natives , who had known yasak , or alman , before the Russians arrived on the scene , and regarded it as a payment by a vanquished people to its conqueror , in the time-honoured manner would pay only as long as it suited them . |
| 4 | It clearly precludes the collection of data for its own sake , or just in case it might turn out to be useful ; and it requires that information shall be kept for only as long as it remains relevant . |
| 5 | I did longer than most and it had the advantage that , given there was much greater stability of employment then , I got to know a very large number of people . |
| 6 | Therefore it would seem on this approach that the court first has to decide whether the covenant is intrinsically just and reasonable before it applies the object and intent test . |
| 7 | Hence , learning takes just as long as it takes to present and record the examples . |
| 8 | Only just as long as it took to get a licence . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ If so , that is because it suited my uncle 's purpose — he will use Buckingham just as long as it suits him and not a moment longer . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Just as long as it 's got a bed . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Anything — just as long as it contains a strong dose of alcohol ! ’ he told her crisply , continuing to stand with his back to her , frowning down at the irritatingly silent machine . |
| 12 | First the main water service pipe ( and , incidentally , the main gas service pipe ) has to be earthed ( with 6mm 2 or 10mm 2 cable ) as soon as possible after it enters the house . |
| 13 | Eat self-blanching celery as soon as possible as it does not keep well for long periods . |
| 14 | The cost of educating our children is below the national recoupment figure , and that I think is good , right and proper and it reflects the many years of excellent Conservative administration that Oxfordshire has enjoyed . |
| 15 | I think the basic problem is erm it goes back further than that and it comes down to the organisation that my colleague here belongs to . |
| 16 | She told us that her sister had lost her home and all that it contained in the December tragedy , and was still in hospital . |
| 17 | The benefit for Indonesia was political as well as economic because it implied , as Foreign Minister Ali Alatas pointed out , a recognition by Australia of the legitimacy of Indonesia 's claim to East Timor . |
| 18 | An ancient animal with 5 per cent of an eye might indeed have used it for something other than sight , but it seems to me at least as likely that it used it for 5 per cent vision . |
| 19 | Yet , dump a skip on the road outside your house , leave it there as long as it pleases you , subjecting your neighbours to its unlovely sight , and no-one seems too concerned . |
| 20 | ‘ Your daughter will be there as long as it takes to help her , Mrs Burrows . |