Example sentences of "n't [verb] long [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Blanche was confined to bed most of the time ; he did n't stay long because she was so weary and there was a nurse who bustled him out . |
| 2 | It does n't take long once you 've left town before you 're walking along the cliff-path with spectacular views . |
| 3 | But the experience I had was fantastic and it did n't take long before my salary was considerably more than that . |
| 4 | BUT , no matter how quickly or slowly you absorb alcohol , it does n't take long before all the alcohol you 've drunk is absorbed . |
| 5 | It wo n't take long before you 're chatting with a friendly and always charming Viennese . |
| 6 | It did n't take long before he was thinking of Michael Banks 's death . |
| 7 | They do n't , once they 're empty they do n't take long till they sell it over there and there |
| 8 | ‘ We do n't have long if you 're going . ’ |
| 9 | It does n't seem long since , looking like Chris , just after Christmas it was ! |
| 10 | Yeah but she did n't , well she did n't live long after her stroke did she ? |
| 11 | At Rangers , players like Colin West , Trevor Francis and Mark Falco did n't last long while Mel Sterland was sold at a profit after only three months ! |
| 12 | ‘ They carted Gary 's great-grandad off and he did n't last long once he was in there . |
| 13 | However , the disturbance did n't last long because just then there was a cry of ‘ Hey up ! |
| 14 | It did n't last long because we were back in the boardroom by now , and he quickly got another glass of champagne into his clutches . |
| 15 | And er but of course that did n't last long because of course you know the story of the Jolly George , when that really stopped England 's intervention , did n't it . |