Example sentences of "long as you [modal v] " in BNC.

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1 Oh does it , I must say that 'll be nice as long as , as long as you 'll let us take .
2 You must lodge here tonight at least , and as long as you may wish .
3 ‘ Take my counsel , ’ said Dunbar at his elbow , ‘ hold back as long as you may , and the archers 'll do all for you . ’
4 Try to get a small amount of airbrake on and keep the glider off the ground as long as you can , even if it floats a long way into the airfield .
5 As long as you can show that they owed you a legal duty to be careful and have been negligent , damages could come your way .
6 As long as you can fit in a piece of florist 's foam , it can hold flowers !
7 There is one thing in favour of total non-hypocrisy : at least you know where you stand , for as long as you are allowed to stand , and , of course , as long as you can be sure they are n't being a tiny bit hypocritical too .
8 ‘ Stay upsides Fringe as long as you can . ’
9 The best advice to buyers is : wait as long as you can .
10 As long as you can get round , you do n't have to be brilliant . ’
11 All these outside activities are fine , as long as you can get to them .
12 As long as you can stay reasonably flexible a well-planned interview structure will make comparisons between candidates much easier because all candidates will have been put through more or less the same hoops .
13 ‘ Doing English is terribly useful for a writer as long as you can get rid of the inhibitions from reading other people 's wonderful work .
14 ‘ Well , you can get a lot of rhythm going within one note , by leaving it for about as long as you can .
15 The whole stack is covered with a tough Nyflex carpet , which should wear well under pro road stress as long as you can convince your roadcrew to hoover it once in a while .
16 You 've got to keep playing as long as you can . ’
17 Make your way to the southern side of Loch Assynt and follow the shore as long as you can and then take the easiest line of travel staying parallel to the loch .
18 ‘ Keep them talking as long as you can , Edward , give me a chance to get out of here . ’
19 Just stand as close to her as you like as long as you can hear what 's she 's saying that 's the important thing .
20 As long as you can see them doing it , ma chère . ’
21 You fish from dusk to dawn ( or as long as you can last ) for three nights ( £180 , excluding accommodation ) .
22 So there 's quite a few of these that you know as long as you can forget about this thing of wanting to put A E L.
23 So your diagram will get very messy , it does n't have to all fit together , as long as you can get all the main points of what 's happening .
24 However , remember that in working with check lists it is n't crucial , to start with , if you ca n't arrive at an exact technical phonetic description straight off — as long as you can distinguish between same and different you can still make progress .
25 You keep your freedom as long as you can .
26 You lead your own life as long as you can .
27 Now while this sounds complicated it is n't — as long as you can find a way into your systems BIOS SETUP .
28 ‘ Hold it in , ’ he advises , ‘ as long as you can . ’
29 ‘ As long as you can give me a lift back here this afternoon , ’ I said , establishing some ground rules .
30 Stay there as long as you can .
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