Example sentences of "long as [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nearby the sea terns and eider ducks were nesting , the ducks beautifully camouflaged , sitting tight as long as they could , then moving quickly to reveal eggs of a gorgeous sage green looking so warm in their nest of breast feathers that it made me long for the comforts of my sleeping bag . |
| 2 | Their job was to hold on as long as they could against impossible odds , so as to give the rest of the army time to concentrate in a hammer-blow at the enemy centre . |
| 3 | They had left her at school as long as they could , because they did n't know what to do with her ; but now she was to take this course and later get a job on a newspaper . |
| 4 | In a carefully negotiated settlement Charles and Diana agreed they would work side by side in public as long as they could live totally separate lives . |
| 5 | I saw enough of ex-Millfield boy David Hemp , in that extraordinary finish at Southampton when the teams played as long as they could in the twilight and Glamorgan were agonisingly close to victory , to believe he has a genuine future as a county player . |
| 6 | The government showed itself willing to accept a large number of amendments of detail and a few of substance affecting boundaries as long as they could maintain the principle of a two-tier structure . |
| 7 | Duty said that the police would n't interfere with the property as long as they could be sure that no criminal entry or damage had taken place . |
| 8 | Above the river , the seagulls kept on the wing as long as they could , hoping the turbulence would bring them a good find , then , defeated and battered , they heeled and screamed away to find refuge . |
| 9 | But Hotspur was more concerned with those who stood and traded blows as long as they could stand , and some even longer , on their knees and still defiant . |
| 10 | Even when they were old and widowed , grandparents often preferred the independence of living on their own , within daily reach of their offspring , as long as they could manage . |
| 11 | This was a side of him she admired and liked , and as long as they could talk like this she was happy and open to chat , even to tease . |
| 12 | She did n't mind if he said nothing at all , as long as they could walk along like this under a starlit sky , arm in arm forever . |
| 13 | The Glosters held them back as long as they could . |
| 14 | Mr Benton said : ‘ Read 's did seem to have a bright future as long as they could overcome short term cash difficulties . |
| 15 | so they could n't get along the roads and I think the cof the probably the funeral was put off as long as they could put it off . |
| 16 | As long as we could . |
| 17 | We used to mark her up special on the calendar ; and we took care to make a right good job of her : we took an extra lot of trouble with her shoes so we could keep her away as long as we could . |
| 18 | As long as we could stop the fire . |
| 19 | Up against a wall it was happier , as long as it could assume a lateral stance , to mark the edge of its territory with a swathe of clean pile . |
| 20 | James Baker , the Chief of Staff , was a natural compro-miser happy to settle for half a loaf as long as it could be made to look like a victory for the president . |
| 21 | The remaining two immortals ( other than Deng himself ) , Peng Zhen ( 90 ) and Vice-President Whang Zhen ( 84 ) , were thought to favour reform as long as it could be confined to the sphere of economics rather than politics , a position similar to Deng 's own . |
| 22 | Albert has scorned a stammer that he will tell you has got him into trouble on more than one occasion on the golf course ; and he emerged from brother Alfie 's shadow to partner his own Open champion — a player who at one time was reputed to throw a 5-iron almost as long as he could hit it , and who , it was told , sometimes sacked two caddies a week — to the prized claret jug . |
| 23 | Normally , Mickeen would detain you as long as he could , jabbering away about this , that and the other . |
| 24 | As long as he could avoid this seasonal parasite , he would live forever . |
| 25 | In a sense , as long as he could convince himself that she was safe , he was glad she was n't coming with them . |
| 26 | He was quite content with the food as long as he could have a plentiful supply of fillet steaks and his daily dose of freshly squeezed orange juice . |
| 27 | He was out canvassing when he encountered an old lady who was ready to vote for him as long as he could convince her about Labour Party policy on cats . |
| 28 | Fuchida ordered his remaining 324 aircraft back to the waiting carriers but stayed as long as he could over the target . |
| 29 | The King could say whatever he chose in the speech as long as he could find ministers to support it , and George wanted to say ‘ this bloody and expensive war ’ . |
| 30 | In the middle of November the Eliots travelled to America , where he made five public appearances in order to pay for their forthcoming holiday in Barbados after Christmas — as long as he could " hobble up a stage " , he could still pay for such trips . |