Example sentences of "so [adv] [conj] [pron] [vb base] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can love them so much that you eat them all up , then there is no more affair . |
| 2 | cos I do n't mind what they have so long as they eat it |
| 3 | And so long as they pass them through Rannoch to the west if need be . |
| 4 | But just so long as they take me somewhere where there 's the right kind of electricity … |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Everyone dominates central stage for a while , just so long as they need it , only to return it chivalrously after their moment . |
| 7 | ‘ There are a hundred ways a firm can get rid of pollution into the river , ’ said an experienced officer , ‘ so long as they do it at the right time . ’ |
| 8 | Not necessarily , since both teachers and researchers will ultimately use readability formulae for just so long as they find them of some value . |
| 9 | They will not wear their knuckles out knocking at the West 's door , so long as they feel it will be opened to them before too long . |
| 10 | " I do n't care chat becomes of me , So long as they sing me that sheet melody , Yip-I-Addy , I-Ay , I-Ay , Yip-I Addy , I-Ay , I-Ay . " |
| 11 | ‘ So long as we get him out ’ — Cameron was still cagey . |
| 12 | So so long as we get something . |
| 13 | So long as we boil it , it should be OK . |
| 14 | This is probably acceptable so long as we restrict ourselves to a single group , like mammals , but there is some dissent when people seek to extrapolate mechanisms from non-vertebrate species , like molluscs , to the mammalian brain ( e.g. Hawkins and Kandel 1984 ) . |
| 15 | She liked us to keep to our promise , but quite understood if the children were ill , or something else cropped up , and we got behind — so long as we let her know immediately . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | So long as we learn something from every mistake we make , time has n't been wasted . |
| 18 | ‘ The game against Marseille will now be a battle but so long as we have someone like Andy Goram behind us , we feel solid . |
| 19 | I 'll wait all night if necessary so long as I know you 'll be coming . |
| 20 | I do n't have fancy feelings about where money comes from , so long as I earn it in ways which fit in with my flexible principles . |
| 21 | By the end of the afternoon , after a few more pints , he gets involved in a Q&A challenge — he says he 'll answer any question , so long as I keep them coming . |
| 22 | So long as I keep it up I am still in charge of my own destiny . |
| 23 | Molly , Edith ( Harlow ) and I were talking about the Medauring in Germany started by Sofie Trappe , and I said we ought to form a group in England — Molly 's reaction was ‘ that 's fine Andy so long as I have nothing to do with the organisation ’ … so that year we formed the Studio Club . |
| 24 | So long as I love you , I would n't mind being poor , and I do n't want his money . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Meaning , I can have my say so long as I do what you tell me ! ’ |
| 26 | They want rearing and all that , they want to rear you see but so long as you get them settled and stand on them do anything , keep them down . |
| 27 | Most clients will readily understand why you can not be available all the time , so long as you tell them when you will be available . |
| 28 | Kinnock 's more realistic reply was : ‘ That 's fine , Nick , so long as you help me get to Downing Street first . ’ |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | There is little danger from a Lionfish to yourself , so long as you keep your fingers clear of the venomous spines . |