Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] it [vb -s] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ I have no idea how long the family will need to stay with me — it will depend how long it takes to find the Dad . |
| 32 | A pilot-induced phugoid — shoving the stick to 10 kts over the cruise speed and seeing how long it takes to stabilise in pitch — resulted in one swoop and a small dive before VS returned to level flight . |
| 33 | ‘ No matter how long it takes to prove my innocence , I 'll still be here protesting . ’ |
| 34 | How long it takes to complete the whole block of letters is measured . |
| 35 | It is worthwhile practising timed starts to get a feel for how fast your yacht accelerates and slows down , and how long it takes to cover a certain distance . |
| 36 | There is really no way of knowing how long it takes to develop an actor who has already gained a lot from work in university . |
| 37 | But when you begin fishing , if it is a swim you have never fished before with a swimfeeder , it is essential that you find out how long it takes to empty so that you can set up a rhythm of casting and feeding . |
| 38 | By applying such a low EM field to a cell in order to excite it and then observing how long it takes to discharge , it is possible to determine when a cell has become transformed from a normal state to a cancerous condition . |
| 39 | Someone is sure to ask you how long it takes to knit a jumper , but do n't tell them the exact number of hours and minutes , or they will expect their jumper by tomorrow ! |
| 40 | Second , you need to master the geography of your college and learn how long it takes to get to and from various locations . |
| 41 | So however And then you start you 've got to start and use very little polish and very little methylated spirits and what we call to work out the the all that oil has to be lifted out and it 's you dra it 's you work in circles and work in circles cos that fills in the pores and then near when you 're on maybe bout the last th th takes about three or four coats you know , working on it All depends just how how how long it takes to get it filled up . |
| 42 | My goodness , how long it takes to write all this , this life of mine . |
| 43 | Its own experience indicates how long it takes to build a robust usable operating system . |
| 44 | This approach places a heavy emphasis on the institutions of the state alone ; it describes institutions and institutional relationships in suffocating detail ; and because it focuses on constitutional " law " quite uncritically it tends to see the connections between state and society formally , simply , and legalistically in a way that ignores informal patterns of power in society and economy . |
| 45 | How long and how quickly it takes to graduate to the more interesting business of designing good advertising depends on talent and initiative . |
| 46 | With PASCAL , you have to prepare a whole program , and then you have to tell the computer to digest it , that 's called ‘ compiling it ’ , and then possibly it has to link in with other programs , and then you can run the program . |
| 47 | The Library Association is increasing efforts in parliamentary lobbying but the question of how far it wants to go in challenging the use of legislation for censorship is unclear . |
| 48 | Smith 's application of Smelser 's model is forced to rely on an assortment of different examples and there is little sense of how well it applies to separate case studies . |
| 49 | Of course I admit there 's an alcohol problem , but then again it tends to look worse than it is because the res is dry so everyone congregates at the nearest bar , which is two miles south , in Nebraska . |
| 50 | But the West should know that , however long it takes to end the battle against the Iraqi tyrant , it will take much longer to end the bitterness he has tapped in the unhappy Middle East . |
| 51 | ‘ However long it needs to last . |
| 52 | I 'll come round when we sign the deal after we 've signed the deal I 'll sit down with you for er er fifteen minutes however long it takes to decide on the copy . |
| 53 | When the boat has heeled too far it tries to turn up into the wind and a lot of rudder movement is needed to keep it straight . |