Example sentences of "long [conj] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's taken me 10 years to grow them this long so I do n't like hiding them completely under a hat . ’ |
| 2 | It does n't take long once you 've left town before you 're walking along the cliff-path with spectacular views . |
| 3 | Wo n't take me long once I get going its just the getting going bit busy day tomorrow have n't we ? |
| 4 | How long until we review how much movement has occurred ? ’ ( verified note of meeting ) |
| 5 | I am sure it will not be long until they get their seat back . ’ |
| 6 | Good words do not last long until they amount to something … |
| 7 | The iceberg was 155 km long until it broke up last year . |
| 8 | He might be hangin' on , but it wo n't be fer long if we do n't git ‘ im to Dawson County Hospital PDQ . |
| 9 | ‘ We would not have stayed with this product so long if we did not believe there was potential to make at least £20 million annual profit from it , ’ Shaw says . |
| 10 | But A&R people do not stay A&R people for very long if they do n't have an eye on both money and art simultaneously . |
| 11 | I recall the gist of it implied that they could n't sit there sunbathing too long if they wanted to get through all seven tops . |
| 12 | Rhoda said Wendy would n't keep Ken long if she went on being so bossy . |
| 13 | ‘ Nor have you wanted them from me , You 'd never have stayed around so long if I 'd pushed you about . ’ |
| 14 | You wo n't be long if you do not wish . ’ |
| 15 | He he wo n't be there long if he does come . |
| 16 | He could fly all day long and all night long if he wanted , but I wanted him to get 100 hours at night and I felt that despite his enthusiasm I would like to he shot of him for a period . |
| 17 | I did n't mean to stay that long cos I had a lot to do . |
| 18 | I do n't think it 's gon na last her long cos she pulls at it . |
| 19 | I wear my hair long and I comb it forward to hide as much as possible of my face . |
| 20 | Ungar 's peptide was fifteen amino acids long and he called it ‘ scotophobin' — Greek for ‘ fear of the dark ’ . |
| 21 | The warrant officer was speechless , but not for long and he thundered at him as he had on me a few minutes before . |
| 22 | I knew a putt would have to drop before long and it came at the 8th , the par-3 ( 178 yards ) . |
| 23 | We 're hoping he wo n't be there long but they thought he might n't be able to manage in big classes . |
| 24 | It played for a little while , I did n't play it for long but it did play . |
| 25 | By canne , which could mean ‘ cane ’ in the English senses of a hollow reed or a light walking-stick , Antoine implies something rather long unless he uses the word wholly jokingly . |
| 26 | Well he wo n't be long unless he sees anybody to talk to . |
| 27 | ‘ I know you mean well , love , ’ he wrote , ‘ but Maureen and Chris have managed for so long because they have kept it so low key . |
| 28 | They should n't be worn all day long because they do n't provide the support young feet need . |
| 29 | I think that 's why the play has survived so long because it has this peculiar charm . ’ |
| 30 | But I wo n't be off for long because I 've to follow Marcus . ’ |