Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [adv] you [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | erm I think the consensus is that you would n't — that either space is infinite , or at the very least it it 's finite it has no edge , so if you went in one direction for long enough you would come back in the other direction . |
| 2 | If you sit for long enough you can feel the energy swirling around the rim . |
| 3 | But despite the fact we 've had that law for so long you 'll find that not many people know about it . |
| 4 | And at the end of the village there lived an old woman who was very very wise and said if you want to live for ever then you must speak to the person who 's the oldest person I know . |
| 5 | If you ca n't cope in here then you can go and find a job in some cotton-wool private school for rich brats . |
| 6 | You ring them up , give your credit-card number , and they talk dirty to you for however long you can afford . |
| 7 | At least then you 'll know ! ’ said Jamie . |
| 8 | ‘ Well , at least now you can put your mind at rest and leave the rest to us . |