Example sentences of "how long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Midnight wandered to the open door , wondering how long Captain Meredith would stay in this place . |
| 2 | When Grace Farrier rose from the table , the men rose with her , and when , a few minutes later , she entered the drawing room she sat down with a sigh , for she was wondering how long Aunt Nessy 's stay would be this time . |
| 3 | Quite how long Lord Young was proposing to delay publication is a moot point . |
| 4 | How long might jet-lag last ? |
| 5 | How long Folly sat there , she was n't sure . |
| 6 | Apply the same countdown procedure to other elements , and over-estimate how long things will take rather than under-estimate . |
| 7 | Er , and not making the mistake of underestimating how long things are going to take . |
| 8 | The length and depth of recession will determine how long counties can hold playing staffs at present levels . |
| 9 | No data are available to show how long fluid persists in severe cases that would normally have been listed for surgery . |
| 10 | I 'm not sure how long wills take to prove , but I was Aunt Emily 's only living relative , and it 's always been understood that the place would come to me . |
| 11 | ‘ I wonder how long Rose is going to be . |
| 12 | The impact of factors such as family size , religion , how long women have lived in the UK , and how westernized they consider themselves to be are examined . |
| 13 | He wondered how long Jim would stand that . |
| 14 | Because of the quality and style of house construction and the various life-styles of the occupants — eg how long windows are left open — concentrations between neighbouring houses can vary tremendously . |
| 15 | She had no idea how long Freddie would be gone and she naturally could not contact him . |
| 16 | The label may also tell you how to use the product –eg how long glue takes to dry ) , or how to look after it ( eg washing instructions ) . |
| 17 | I do n't know I do n't know how long income support 's going to be , I do n't know how long my next pay packet 's gon na be or what have you . |
| 18 | Nobody had also said how long Marcus should remain in his sister 's house . |
| 19 | I mean they could have gone , look how long Aberech station , er platform is . |
| 20 | This can be an expensive way of producing local history studies — especially if a duplicate copy is made for the county record office — and we do not yet know how long video film can be stored before it deteriorates . |
| 21 | Obviously , there are limits to how long options can be kept open and fairly soon a commitment will have to be made . |
| 22 | Exactly how long Hughes lived at 94 Portland Street , London , is uncertain but the first experiments which led to the development of the microphone were conducted here during 1878–80 . |
| 23 | Australian hydrogeologists have used radioactive isotopes as natural tracers to determine how long water resides in the Great Artesian Basin of Australia . |
| 24 | ‘ He kept quiet for a long time working out how long soap could keep for , then he just said , ‘ Well , we 'll have to sell the things . ’ |
| 25 | The system manages not only data about maintenance crews and equipment , but also rules that specify how long crews can work , which stations can be taken off-line without blacking out the city , and so on . |
| 26 | The other important questions are how long reservoirs survive , and how long they take to develop . |
| 27 | Ask your grandmother how long mothers of her generation rested after having their babies . |
| 28 | Involves calculating how long problem behaviour lasts . |
| 29 | The same two civilisations also developed mummification , having discovered how long bodies could be preserved in their dry air . |
| 30 | She had genuinely possessed no idea of how long servants worked , and for how little . |