Example sentences of "[prep] [Wh adv] long he " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not know the latest medical prognosis of how long he will live , but perhaps he is hoping not to be around in 30 years ' time when the papers become available . |
| 2 | In the eighteenth century it was more and more usual for an ambassador accredited to any of the greatest European courts to be given it , irrespective of how long he stayed there or what his duties were . |
| 3 | It was sudden , ’ he murmured blandly , but she noticed that he did n't comment on how long he 'd known him . |
| 4 | Now , when there was a strict limit to how long he would have to talk to her , it was convenient — perhaps even imperative — to do so unimpeded by a third party . |
| 5 | Asked once about how long he thought the movie industry could last , he snapped : ‘ I never make predictions , especially about the future ’ . |
| 6 | Normally a knight expected to serve for about forty days a year at his own expense ; the terms of his service might also be restricted — when and where he served , and for how long he would stay after the forty days if the king paid him . |
| 7 | For how long he had dwelt there Allen was unable to find out . |
| 8 | Although Traherne held the living of Credenhill until his death in 1674 , it is not clear for how long he actually acted as minister there . |
| 9 | Income might insurance his age , and other things it might be the term of the policy , we 're looking at how long he pays it , because if you think , Covermaster , his age affects the term . |