Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [adv] long [subord] [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The-troops also slept in the lavatories — a very awkward situation , this , as sometimes , if there was an air-raid , the train crawled and the journey could take as long as sixteen hours . |
| 2 | As we had managed to walk so far the previous day , we were fairly high up in the mountains , and knew that the fog could take as long as 48 hours to clear . |
| 3 | If accepted , the appeal process could take as long as three years , according to reports . |
| 4 | The eggs of other frogs and toads not adapted to ephemeral pools may take as long as six weeks to hatch . |
| 5 | The process may take 5 minutes , it may take as long as 15 . |
| 6 | It may take as long as 250 years to reach that height . |
| 7 | Such prejudices will flourish so long as hard facts are unavailable , and facts about sex in schools are practically non-existent because no education authority is likely to commission research on the subject . |
| 8 | What matters is her books , which with their luminous language and insights , will live on long after this bitchy attack has been forgotten . ’ |
| 9 | She will continue as long as possible playing doubles , saying : ‘ I 'll hang in there for as long as I can . ’ |
| 10 | Helpers approaching have sometimes been bitten or attacked wildly in the delirium that follows and which may last as long as twelve tormented hours . |
| 11 | It is still often known as Norfolk reed ; and in contrast to ordinary straw thatch , which has a lifetime of thirty years at most , a well-laid thatch of Norfolk reed may last as long as eighty years . |
| 12 | Settlement can be a drawn out affair and can take as long as six months or more from the time your debt became overdue . |
| 13 | The coarse grist can take as long as six months , by which time many plants that are intended to benefit will have long since gone . |
| 14 | It is our experience that from appointment to completion , the sale of a company can take as long as six months or , perhaps , longer . |
| 15 | It can take as long as two weeks after you give your blood sample before you get your result , which can be a difficult and stressful time . |