Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [adv] you [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | If you sit for long enough you can feel the energy swirling around the rim . |
| 3 | If you sat on that bend for long enough you 'd be sure to see something . |
| 4 | But despite the fact we 've had that law for so long you 'll find that not many people know about it . |
| 5 | ‘ But I 'm sure that after being monopolised by me for so long you 'll be anxious to return to your boyfriend . ’ |
| 6 | Just think of how long you can stay without any protection before you 'd burn ( for example half an hour ) , multiply that by the SPF rating on the cream ( for example SPF 4 ) and that gives your sunbathing time ( in this case , two hours ) . |
| 7 | However if you say erm oh well you know erm boys will be boys that 's natural , tha that sounds as if you 're kind of making excuses for them and condoning them , so I think you 've got to be very careful about how you use the word natural and clearly it raises the whole question of how far you can , you can push erm cultural ideals against natural constraints an and what really is the issue . |
| 8 | And at the end of the village there lived an old woman who was very very wise and said if you want to live for ever then you must speak to the person who 's the oldest person I know . |
| 9 | He 's he 's not come yet so erm Perhaps while while we 're waiting for the others I 'll just say a few words about the building , because erm from out here you can see er quite clearly that the central portion of the building is the oldest erm from if you look at the state of the stonework . |
| 10 | If you ca n't cope in here then you can go and find a job in some cotton-wool private school for rich brats . |
| 11 | Oh yes they made it Miss has just died erm then coming down there was the Post Office with old Pa and the , then the Miss , they used to keep the Post Office , then there was er well there was a gents outfitters and then there was a beautiful shop I always used to think , it was called , another , but it was confectioners , but it was all most delightful old oldy-worldy sort of shop and my mother often used to go in there then you 'd |
| 12 | He also offers the latest advice on how soon you should start training again . |
| 13 | And then they will he will send you a written report on how best you should invest your money . |
| 14 | A gradual , continuously varying effect , indeed , on how long you can expect to live . |
| 15 | It is a gradual , continuously varying effect on how far you can walk , and how fast . |
| 16 | There is a serious question as to how reasonably you should fund the deficit and it is all very well to criticise this suggestion as to how the a gap should filled without making any sensible suggestions of your own and Mr Brown , nice Mr Brown so far |
| 17 | I hastily dress , but there is limit to how fast you can put on two or three layers of clothes . |
| 18 | It is important , too , to set clear limits to how long you can continue caring if the health of the elderly person is likely to deteriorate seriously . |
| 19 | Altitude , too , makes a big difference to how quickly you can burn . |
| 20 | And sometimes it 's quite difficult I think to get away from middle persons because that is it 's part of the structure of the c the country you 're dealing with and so to cut down on exploitation from the mi but as to how far you can actually impose your , your culture as well . |
| 21 | It takes about 15 minutes to do this so you will have to be realistic about how frequently you could schedule it in . |
| 22 | We talked about how fast you can make a 1.1 MkII Escort run when it 's only firing on three cylinders and how to make it run on three cylinders when it wants to run on just two . |
| 23 | You ring them up , give your credit-card number , and they talk dirty to you for however long you can afford . |
| 24 | At least then you 'll know ! ’ said Jamie . |
| 25 | ‘ And get yourself a good shoe designer and a good cutter , make your own shoes , begin an emporium instead of just importing and selling the leather , at least then you would not find yourself out on a limb in a man 's world . ‘ |
| 26 | ‘ Well , at least now you can put your mind at rest and leave the rest to us . |
| 27 | ( Practise that defensive movement with a friend and you will be amazed at how fast you can turn to protect yourself , and how difficult you can make it for him or her to hit you . ) |
| 28 | But you 'll be surprised at how soon you will become accustomed to the ‘ real ’ taste of food without salt . |
| 29 | You know you have to draw the line at how far you can go but I 'm f I 'm worried about this account definitely . |
| 30 | You will be delighted at how quickly you will begin to lose weight and inches and how different from previous diets this one proves to be . |