Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [adv] [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The law of averages , if I have got this right , means that if six monkeys were thrown up in the air for long enough they would land on their tails about as often as they would land on their |
| 2 | It is that by studying the OS maps of Britain for long enough , one will inevitably discover some surprising , but nevertheless still chance , alignments — just as if one plays patience for long enough one will inevitably win . |
| 3 | If we can keep 'Lash and Bash from each others ' throats for long enough there 'll be another round-up of reader queries next issue . |
| 4 | The child has learned that if she makes a nuisance of herself for long enough she will be rewarded . |
| 5 | erm I think the consensus is that you would n't — that either space is infinite , or at the very least it it 's finite it has no edge , so if you went in one direction for long enough you would come back in the other direction . |
| 6 | If you sit for long enough you can feel the energy swirling around the rim . |
| 7 | If you sat on that bend for long enough you 'd be sure to see something . |
| 8 | ‘ Should Pears be out for much longer I would have to think about a contingency plan . |
| 9 | Last time he came home she said if things went on as they are for much longer he 'd lose the manor and the farm on the turn of a card ! ’ |
| 10 | Had I been sent for much earlier I would have tried to turn the baby — but now … it 's too late . |
| 11 | Sometimes you have wisdom teeth that have hung on in there for so long they wo n't come out and just lounge about on the X-rays , flicking V-signs . |
| 12 | It is the occupational disease of widowhood , Alida had long ago decided , they are none of them self-sufficient , they have been cushioned for so long they can not keep silent or rely upon themselves . |
| 13 | Even though she 'd been dead for so long it could sometimes seem that she was still with him , a presence in the next room , someone on the other side of a door who waited and listened but who never stepped through , except when he dreamed . |
| 14 | Suppose the tendon had stretched for so long it could n't tauten , or the muscle was shrunk so dry its tiny capillaries were flat and empty . |
| 15 | But despite the fact we 've had that law for so long you 'll find that not many people know about it . |
| 16 | ‘ But I 'm sure that after being monopolised by me for so long you 'll be anxious to return to your boyfriend . ’ |
| 17 | I 've been going for so long I can do everything . |
| 18 | He said , o I hope you 're not thinking of away so I can have these tickets he said ? |
| 19 | The idea is to compare a store 's performance not just with its historical record , but with some more objective measure of how well it should be doing . |
| 20 | Clients are often totally unaware of how negatively they may be talking to themselves , anticipating failure and minimizing success . |
| 21 | The knowledge of how easy it would be to just reach out and take the Robe of Eyes and wear it and be able to see into other people s deepest thoughts flooded her mind , scaldingly . |
| 22 | This gives the assessors some idea of how quickly they must make their assessments . |
| 23 | Melville continues : ‘ The young people had no idea of how hard it would be . |
| 24 | He warned against overdependence on a single player who might be difficult to replace , and was thus well aware of how hard it would be when Alex James retired . |
| 25 | Related to these results is the question of how long we can stay asleep ( in a laboratory that is always equally quiet , dark , and warm ) at different times of the day . |
| 26 | A number of British garages refused to quote for the job directly , giving only-their hourly-rates and an estimate of how long it would take . |
| 27 | The engine driver also gave control some idea of how long it would take to clean the fire and raise sufficient steam for him to take his train forward . |
| 28 | Don and Steven made the most accurate estimates of how long it would take Courtaulds InterSpray , the Group 's entry in the race , to reach Rio de Janeiro from Southampton on the first leg . |
| 29 | It is not merely a matter of whether planning permission is required and , if so , whether it is likely to be granted , but also of how long it will take . |
| 30 | Thinking about the bars and wire mesh of her cage , and of how long she would have to be there , he nearly gave up the job there and then . |