Example sentences of "[noun] [Wh adv] long [pers pn] " 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 | His obvious hunger made her wonder how long he had been up and about . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Mr Wishart opened the carriage door and asked a porter how long they had to wait . |
| 6 | No matter how long they had been unemployed , the Girls felt guilty when auditioning for other troupes . |
| 7 | After weeks of this game , they got bored with Mrs Sugar , since she never turned up , no matter how long they watched for her . |
| 8 | After weeks of this game , they got bored with Mrs Sugar , since she never turned up , no matter how long they watched for her . |
| 9 | It was unlikely that such luck would fall his way again no matter how long he waited . |
| 10 | No matter how long he lived in Paris , or how wild his life was , he retained a love for Eugenia and a sense of family honour that jibed awkwardly with the easy amorality of the crowd . |
| 11 | No matter how long he waited or how often he looked up to see who the latest arrival was , he knew in his heart of hearts it would n't be his son . |
| 12 | Perhaps the only thing that kept Dauntless Javelot from perishing of dreariness and despair was the fact that no matter how long he rode through the forest , he never seemed to visit the same place twice . |
| 13 | No matter how long it takes , communication should n't be through a third person unless it 's absolutely necessary . |
| 14 | And no matter how long it takes , we will understand each other — all without making the mother feel stupid . ’ |
| 15 | No matter how long it took , she said , those who were left in South Ronaldsay would work out shifts on the various farms . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Otherwise do n't pick it up , no matter how long it rings . ’ |
| 19 | No matter how long it takes . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ No matter how long it takes to prove my innocence , I 'll still be here protesting . ’ |
| 21 | This is also the reason why baked beans will never go soft , no matter how long you cook them : the tomato sauce is acidic . |
| 22 | Kānchho Ba says you must n't worry — he 'll stay with Sigarup however long it takes him to get better . ’ |
| 23 | This rather vague account satisfied and stimulated the interest of most people ; fieldworkers began asking interviewees how long they had lived in the area and moved on to discuss their general attitudes and background . |
| 24 | The graph below shows how long it takes for the present value of £1,000 per year to reach £15,000 . |
| 25 | The production control team rehearse the bulletin and tell Charlie via an earpiece how long she has to talk for . |
| 26 | But many of the plastics being used in the linings are relatively untried and nobody has any real idea how long they will last . |
| 27 | Ruth had no idea how long they had been driving when Sean turned the horses off the road on to a narrow side track . |
| 28 | She had no idea how long they waited like that , with Mary O'Dell wiping the sweat from her face with a cool washcloth , speaking gently in her soft Irish singsong as if Ruth were a child , for by now her memories had blurred together ; faces swam into focus through waves of pain , then disappeared . |
| 29 | Robbie had no idea how long they had been stationary . |
| 30 | I had no idea how long he 'd been standing there . |