Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] longer than " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if widowhood is such a double shock for many women , why do widows survive much longer than widowers ? |
| 2 | For many tasks they will need no longer than two or three minutes , and frequently as little as 30 seconds . |
| 3 | ‘ My hope with some people is that they do n't stay any longer than they need to . |
| 4 | Tom looked as though he might stick around longer than all the girl graduates put together . |
| 5 | ‘ If that 's the case I 'll stay out longer than I 'd planned , and do you a favour ! ’ |
| 6 | Due to the very nature of vigilance , the tests to measure it must take much longer than is required for the other tests above . |
| 7 | Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG now looks as if it is right down there in the corporate basket case category : after some three years of substantial losses , Siemens AG chairman Heinrich von Pierer now says that an effort is being made to ensure that its return to profit ‘ does n't take much longer than three years ; ’ its biggest problem is that the pain of customers starting to go stone cold on mainframes has scarcely begun yet in Germany . |
| 8 | He was taken out of the garden at put on trial , all the others were gathered together swiftly Normally a Jewish trial would take much longer than this . |
| 9 | By encouraging an individual to explore their ideas , correct , redefine and re-explore until a workable solution is arrived at , may take slightly longer than simply being instructed in that certain manner by an appropriate ‘ expert ’ yet the learning experience is infinitely greater and consequently more long lasting . |
| 10 | The techs ' eyes would take far longer than any Wolverine 's to accommodate to the profound gloom . |
| 11 | Skin brushing need take no longer than five minutes each time and can be done while you run the bath . |
| 12 | You avoid the airport crushes and delays and the interminable transfers driving need take no longer than flying in many cases . |
| 13 | It need take no longer than it takes you to interview a pupil and make a job offer . |
| 14 | It would end up longer than when it started , right ? |
| 15 | Well , I finally got Miguel to talk to them about it and it turns out the reason there are n't any old folk around is because they do n't live much longer than about 35 . |
| 16 | I sha n't impose any longer than I can help . ’ |
| 17 | Although anti-abortionists would maintain that it is morally wrong to dispose of a child even if it will live no longer than a week at the most , many more people doubt the right of a mother to dispose of a child with Down 's Syndrome who stands a very good chance of living a lengthy life . |
| 18 | NORWICH need to find their touch in front of goal or their Premier League lead might not last much longer than the New Year celebrations . |
| 19 | He 'd had no idea that Dora Jenks would last any longer than the others . |
| 20 | It will last no longer than you can bear . |