Example sentences of "not [adv] long before " in BNC.
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| 1 | Carrie sat around the bed with her mother and Fred chatting for a while , and it was not too long before they saw Joe Maitland coming down the ward . |
| 2 | It was already clear that Britain 's early post-war experience bore similarity to that of the United States , and it was not too long before it was evident that Britain 's experience was part of a wider set of tendencies to be seen not only in Europe but also in other world urban systems . |
| 3 | It was not too long before the Mountain Rescue team arrived , accompanied by police and a young lady doctor . |
| 4 | It was not very long before she was free of them altogether . |
| 5 | It was not very long before I came to see it as simply one fad among others . |
| 6 | I was n't there long before things started to happen . |