Example sentences of "[subord] [adj] [conj] it take " in BNC.

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1 He said the RA expected it to be long campaign but were prepared to give it as long as it took to secure their aims .
2 Until the age restrictions were introduced in secondary schools , it was not uncommon for boys to continue at school as long as it took — even until twenty-two or so .
3 It is now six months since the report was handed in to the Department of Industry — as long as it took to prepare the report in the first place .
4 ‘ Five minutes — as long as it took to accept that it was a fact of life and then find my lawyer 's phone number . ' ’
5 … She told herself she was going to wait — as long as it took — then choose .
6 Only just as long as it took to get a licence . ’
7 Well theoretically I would wait as long as it took to wash the mess off the roof .
8 It lasted as long as it took to bring her breathing back under control .
9 As long as it takes to get from one end to the other !
10 As long as it takes the child to cease movement .
11 As long as it takes , Elsa . ’
12 ‘ Your daughter will be there as long as it takes to help her , Mrs Burrows .
13 Hence , learning takes just as long as it takes to present and record the examples .
14 As long as it takes , sir . ’
15 As long as it takes for us to tire of each other , I suppose .
16 As long as it takes . ’
17 ‘ I 'll stay as long as it takes , first in Romania and then anywhere else in the world where children need my help . ’
18 As long as it takes to get our work done , ’ she told him non-committally .
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