Example sentences of "so [adv] [conj] [pron] [vb base] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sovereign is under a constitutional duty to accept the advice of her ministers tendered through her chief minister so long as they command her confidence — so long , that is , as they command a majority in Parliament . |
| 2 | President of the Board of Trade Michael Heseltine denied Tory MPs were looking for a new leader , saying : ‘ We know that so long as we keep our nerve and pursue policies that are important we can come through . |
| 3 | There is little danger from a Lionfish to yourself , so long as you keep your fingers clear of the venomous spines . |
| 4 | But they have to call in a vet from time to time , and it 's with those farmers that I think you 'll have most success , just so long as you keep your charges low . ’ |
| 5 | And speak your own language , please : we 'll even teach it to you in our schools to prove how understanding we are , just so long as you do our dirty work for less wages than our own kind are prepared to accept : just so long as you keep yourselves to yourselves , and do n't let your children marry ours , because what we 're all terrified of , so terrified the word 's gone out of the vocabulary . |
| 6 | " Do what you like , so long as you leave my bedroom alone . |
| 7 | They did so impeccably and I believe their judgement was a judgement reached in accordance with the rules laid down by Parliament ’ Transport Secretary Malcolm Rifkind on the handling of the port sale to Teesside Holdings . |
| 8 | The primal father of the horde is masterful , self-confident , independent and absolutely narcissistic ; other people are loved only in so far as they serve his needs . |
| 9 | Ministers of the Crown will no longer be responsible for the internal workings of such organisations , accept in so far as they fulfil their contractual obligations . |
| 10 | So far as I know my disappearance was never discovered by the authorities . |