Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [to-vb] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the Laputans were kind to me , I did not want to spend a long time in their country . |
| 2 | This is a wonderful place — but I do n't want to stay a long time . |
| 3 | Er well I do n't want to make a long speech , ladies and gentlemen , but when you return to the States I hope you 'll take some happy memories with you and remember , we have not forgot you , especially those chaps who failed to return . |
| 4 | It does n't have to take a long time , it 's up to us here and now . |
| 5 | A path is simply a set of instructions like that , but you do n't have to type a long string of commands to do the job . |
| 6 | You do n't have to write a long article . |