Example sentences of "[adv] long i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A terrible thing that he , he had Alzheimer 's Disease for so long I mean , he was only , you know , sixty seven when he died , terrible . |
| 2 | If a relative says something like , ‘ I have n't heard from you for so long I thought you had emigrated ! ’ , what they may really mean is , ‘ I wish you would come and see me more often . ’ |
| 3 | You 've been gone so long I thought someone had run off with you . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I 've been away so long I felt a bit like the new boy walking into the old school when I arrived at the studio for Carry On Columbus , ’ he admits . |
| 5 | One suggestion is the cold air may be blowing over the gauges affecting their readings — a long shot , I guess , but have you any ideas because after so long I 've about run out . |
| 6 | We 've been back together for so long I 'd almost forgotten about it . |
| 7 | For so long I 'd managed to hold off your curiosity but I was near to breaking-point . |
| 8 | Just from racing so long I know what it 's going to do most of the time so I can adjust the pressure on the handlebars and know how hard I can drive it into the pavement . |
| 9 | Having to put up with that for so long I know ever so well what patients mean when they mention those kind of difficulties ' ( French 1990 ) . |
| 10 | I worked as a researcher for him for so long I became part of the furniture , I really did . |
| 11 | For so long I resisted any change to my hairstyle — I thought I knew what suited me — I was entrenched in an image that I had held from years gone by . |
| 12 | It 's been on the cards for so long I think everyone 's had enough . |
| 13 | Erm I did n't spot the tentative benefit , I do n't think you actually got that bit as far as what was gon na be in it because when erm Steve came up with the why so long I think that , that took you off the track a bit . |
| 14 | You do have to go into the theatre for so long I think |
| 15 | You do n't have to go into the theatre for so long I think . |
| 16 | I stand clutching the receiver while he lets out a sigh so long I have to feed another ten pence into the meter . |
| 17 | So long I do n't think it was , it ended quite soon |
| 18 | I had not prayed for so long I did n't know what to say . |
| 19 | He asked me low long I 'd worked for the firm and what my duties were and what Doreen did . |
| 20 | I 've just come to realise : this is my life , I do n't know how long I 've got , I might as well enjoy that time being me , because I 'm stuck with this body , this face , this skin colour ; I have to make the most of it . |
| 21 | ‘ Ye do n't know how long I 've waited for this . ’ |
| 22 | I know exactly how long I 've got . |
| 23 | When I reach out to the big mug of coffee on the table , it is cold , and I wonder how long I 've been asleep . |
| 24 | Pushing between the tables among drinkers I do n't recognise brings home how long I 've been away . |
| 25 | I said I think that 's wonderful I said cos do you know how long I 've been out the union now , three months , well I reckon I 've saved thirty pounds , you 've got thirteen quid back |
| 26 | I 've , we was working out how long I 've had this jumper . |
| 27 | I ca n't say how long I waited . |
| 28 | I do n't know how long I lay there , pushing , relaxing , pushing again as I gasped and groaned and the sweat ran steadily down my beck . |
| 29 | I do n't know how long I got left , but gettin' high helps me pass the time ’ |
| 30 | I do n't know how long I got left , but gettin' high helps me pass the time . ’ |