Example sentences of "[verb] n't [verb] [adv] long [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ At the time I also appeared in an episode of the Skyways series which did n't last too long because it was pretty dreadful , ’ remembered Kylie . |
| 2 | Well there used to be one on the corner of Street and Street that was , that was a pawnshop right opposite the churches facing it the church were on the one corner Street and used to be on the opposite corner , and Johnny was a member of the church choir as I was after I was ten years ol ten years old , I Mr he must have thought I could sing he sent me down to St Paul 's and I , I went to St Paul 's Church on the corner of Street and I did n't stay there long because it was I was still working part- time I was still a schoolboy but er I did sing in the choir at St Paul 's Church for a time , and then I went , I went back to St Mary 's and All Saints in Palfry as a choirboy and er we used to have choir practice once or twice a week , I know we had it Wednesday night , the choir master was Albert Edward he was a butcher , kept a butcher 's shop on the corner of and |
| 3 | John Aldridge was around during Rush 's exile in Italy — but did n't stay too long when the great man came back . |
| 4 | ‘ You must n't mind if the children do n't stay very long when they come , Jack . |
| 5 | If you do n't want to spend as much as £400 , remember that cheaper beds do n't last as long as more upmarket models . |
| 6 | It do n't take as long as they say . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Do n't seem so long since his birthdee , do it ? ’ |
| 8 | I do n't mind , I do n't mind so long as I just get out a bit on , into town and |
| 9 | It does n't seem that long since you had him as a puppy |