Example sentences of "of [adv] long the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This raises a question of how long the IRA have had them . |
| 2 | Each player can be expected to behave as if he possessed a continuously updated estimate of how long the game is likely to go on . |
| 3 | I was elated by the two peaks , but forgetful of how long the walk out would be . |
| 4 | It is interesting to note that , although Sylvia was able to recall the events of that fateful afternoon and to describe in great detail the sights , sounds and emotions which prevailed , she had no idea at all of how long the two of them lay on the ground before her mother regained consciousness . |
| 5 | The interval between the onset of major depression and receipt of treatment , and the degree of pre-morbid neuroticism seem to be significant predictors of how long the illness episode lasts . |
| 6 | Keep careful track of how long the adventurers spend in this Tower during each visit . |
| 7 | The Ministry of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food ( MAFF ) has revised its estimates of how long the BSE epidemic will take to die out , following the discovery of an infected calf , which probably inherited the disease from its mother . |
| 8 | You should also give your client an indication of how long the appointment is going to take . |