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Example sentences of "[adv] long i [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	" Some of the women were there so long I used to call them aunty . "
2	I 've been going for so long I can do everything .
3	just going to sit , see how long I 'll sit and wait here and
4	‘ I do n't know how long I 'll last here with Mr Morris as general manager . ’
5	I wondered how long I would survive , with no food or drink in the middle of the ocean .
6	No , never tell me more of your goings and comings than is my due , I need only to know , as nearly as you may judge , how long I must bide here to wait for the answer . ’
7	‘ Did the doctor say how long I must lie in my bed ? ’ he asked .
8	‘ To be honest , at first I did n't have a clue how long I 'd stay , ’ says Bassett , ‘ so I can understand why some locals did n't think I 'd last more than a season or so .
9	Lord knows how long I 'd have been stuck in here before they finally realised I was telling the truth .
10	I ca n't believe what 's happening , nor how long I can stand it . ’
11	‘ I 'm not sure how long I can continue this way right now , ’ he muttered shakily .
12	[ In talking about continued home care ] I can stand the strain at the moment , but I do n't know for how long I can go on .
13	We 've done it for years , even won the FA Cup , but I do n't now how long I can go on .
14	Celia said quietly : ‘ I do n't know how long I can stick it here . ’
15	I do n't know how long I can keep that up , ’ said Fenella .
16	We 'll see how long I can keep it up .
17	‘ I ca n't say how long I can maintain the odds . ’
18	I 'd like to try living here , see how long I could stand it .
19	I was whirling it round and round — I was getting tireder and tireder and wondering how long I could go on …
20	Around half past ten when they 've got four or five pints inside them get them talking about fishing and before too long I 'll guarantee you 'll get some good info .