Example sentences of "[noun] [Wh adv] long it " in BNC.
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| 1 | When considering this option , bear in mind how long it might be before your retire — if it is likely to be 35 years , then the pension loan is not for you . |
| 2 | Most Labour stalwarts , patient people who had set their sights on achieving un-encumbered Labour rule however long it took , were distinctly unenthusiastic about such a prospect . |
| 3 | Above our hearing , bats flit around in total darkness , judging their distance from objects by emitting high-pitched bursts of sound and timing how long it takes fro the echo of the sound to bounce back . |
| 4 | No matter how long it takes , communication should n't be through a third person unless it 's absolutely necessary . |
| 5 | And no matter how long it takes , we will understand each other — all without making the mother feel stupid . ’ |
| 6 | No matter how long it took , she said , those who were left in South Ronaldsay would work out shifts on the various farms . |
| 7 | Alone , I could hide my inability , force myself to concentrate and to finish any given piece of work to the best of my ability , no matter how long it took me . |
| 8 | If you have a tank that always seems to be disease prone , or the fish die , often for no apparent reason , I would suggest that any decoration that is in or going in your tank be checked and double checked no matter how long it takes and how safe it is said to be . |
| 9 | Otherwise do n't pick it up , no matter how long it rings . ’ |
| 10 | No matter how long it takes . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ No matter how long it takes to prove my innocence , I 'll still be here protesting . ’ |
| 12 | Kānchho Ba says you must n't worry — he 'll stay with Sigarup however long it takes him to get better . ’ |
| 13 | The graph below shows how long it takes for the present value of £1,000 per year to reach £15,000 . |
| 14 | She had no idea how long it had taken her to cross the river . |
| 15 | We had no idea how long it would take to support ourselves or how far back you need to go in the food chain before you can become organic . |
| 16 | Gerstner said at the announcement that he sees ‘ no quick fix ’ to turning the company around — ‘ I have no idea how long it will take , ’ he said , adding that his first priority is to listen and learn from the IBM management team . |
| 17 | Gerstner said at the announcement that he sees ‘ no quick fix ’ to turning the company around — ‘ I have no idea how long it will take , ’ he said , adding that his first priority is to listen and learn from the IBM management team . |
| 18 | His sleep , he knew at once , must have been unusually deep , for he had no clear idea how long it had lasted nor where for that matter he was . |
| 19 | She was innocent of the intimate ways of men and had no idea how long it took them to relinquish their needs . |
| 20 | Do you have any idea how long it 's taken me to find you in this God-forsaken place ? |
| 21 | I have no idea how long it lasted . |