Example sentences of "[prep] [Wh adv] long [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Within the context of how long we 've been together . |
| 2 | Employment Training should be opened up to unemployed people over 50 , irrespective of how long they have been out of work . |
| 3 | I had no idea of how long I had slept . |
| 4 | Some have done better than others , but there 's just the physical reality of how long it takes the lower two strings to speak — it 's going to take a few milliseconds for that to happen . |
| 5 | It started to get out of proportion in that he , Ray has been talking to him about the impact of the summer season in Scarborough in terms of how long it takes his staff to get from A to B. |
| 6 | Naturally , the fragrant smell of wine reminded Cranston of how long it had been since he had refreshed himself so he ordered a large jug and the deepest goblet to be found in the kitchen . |
| 7 | For Dr Neil the feel of her , so soft , the scent of her hair , and of McAllister herself , was so wild and sweet and struck him with such force that his breathing grew a little ragged and his body reminded him of how long it had been since he had satisfied it . |
| 8 | Fabia had no idea of how long she lay there feeling beaten , but , as she put out her small light and closed her eyes , she just did n't need to have anything more land on her plate of despair . |
| 9 | In the eighteenth century it was more and more usual for an ambassador accredited to any of the greatest European courts to be given it , irrespective of how long he stayed there or what his duties were . |
| 10 | Where possible , you should choose a period that is in line with how long you want to deep the car , so that when the time comes to replace it you can start again from scratch . |
| 11 | The authors , writing in the British Medical Journal , believe that what happens to babies before birth , including how long they stay in the womb , may determine how healthy their lungs are later in life . |
| 12 | This is done by going to your local post office , filling in a form and paying a small fee — the amount depends upon how long you want the post redirected for ; most people find that three months is adequate . |
| 13 | In terms of time that meant ten to twelve hours , depending on how long they took to get through the Romanian frontier . |
| 14 | And the amount of statutory maternity pay to which they 're entitled also depends on how long they 've worked for the same employer . |
| 15 | Most people are likely to judge the reforms on how long they have to wait for treatment — the issue behind the ‘ Jennifer 's ear ’ controversy during the election campaign . |
| 16 | You can not put a time on how long it takes for a swimfeeder to empty . |
| 17 | And er , as you 'll see , probably next week 's , I 'm not going to get to this now , er , next week , or possible the week after , even , depending on how long it takes me to get there , I will suggest to you that the revolution now taking place in behavioural science , does suggest wh what they are , and that there are in fact some deeply countering intuitive insights , erm , into this whole issue , which have only emerged in the last few years . |
| 18 | Depends on how long you 've known each other I mean fifteen years and you 've only just ! |
| 19 | At present there is no time limit on how long you hold stock — with the result that many appro forms date back some years . |
| 20 | Were you to transfer it during your life than there are certain possible tax er consequences depending on how long you live , but it 's fairly rare for people to transfer substantial amounts during their life . |
| 21 | Well it depends on how long you run it . |
| 22 | If you play around with the savings plan spreadsheet you will quickly discover that the earnings ratio is n't dependent on how much you put into the plan every month , only on how long you save for and the interest rate . |
| 23 | How much you get depends on how long you have worked for the employer and the accrued rate at which the pension builds up . |
| 24 | Fourteen weeks ' full maternity pay for everyone and an end to the confusing restrictions on how long you have to work for the same company to qualify for your job back are just two of the expected improvements . |
| 25 | It was sudden , ’ he murmured blandly , but she noticed that he did n't comment on how long he 'd known him . |
| 26 | Erm , we had an example advert early on that we actually read through , for the simple reason of finding how long it was going to take , so we had a target as to how long we needed the advert to be very early on and we could work to that . |
| 27 | ( For RSFSR legislation see p. 38273 ; Moldava 's Supreme Soviet passed a privatization law on July 4 providing for non-transferable bonds to be distributed to citizens in proportion to how long they had worked . |
| 28 | Yeah , if it , if it 's an illness , not a simple accident , an accident is probably , or you 've got a rough idea as to how long you gon na be off for . |
| 29 | The responses I heard to that question were most unsatisfactory , the County Council 's response was , ah , well we 'll have to get together again with the group of authorities , now if you look back over how long it has taken to produce this particular strategy that 's exceedingly worrying , that means they 'll have to get together again , even if it takes half the time or a third of the time , they 'll have to get together again towards nineteen ninety seven ninety eight to be considering the strategy post two thousand and six . |
| 30 | If the answer is still no , then you really need to think hard about how long it took to produce the material and whether that expenditure of time was justified . |