Example sentences of "[prep] [Wh adv] long [pers pn] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had no idea of how long I had slept . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | In terms of time that meant ten to twelve hours , depending on how long they took to get through the Romanian frontier . |
| 7 | It was sudden , ’ he murmured blandly , but she noticed that he did n't comment on how long he 'd known him . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ( 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | In the end part of there specific bequest had to be used to pay the balance of bills but there was a complaint about how long it had taken to sort out , and it taken long to sort out because it was a home made will that did n't make all the right provisions . |
| 12 | Asked once about how long he thought the movie industry could last , he snapped : ‘ I never make predictions , especially about the future ’ . |
| 13 | For how long they operated in the Coniston Fells is not known . |
| 14 | Why they moved and for how long they stayed in Charlotte Square , however , is a mystery . |
| 15 | Their manpower requirements were planned in detail and they knew exactly when and for how long they needed additional workers . |
| 16 | For how long he had dwelt there Allen was unable to find out . |
| 17 | And look at how long it lasted as well . |
| 18 | Which mountains was another question , but they were not so very far from the coast , to judge by how long it had taken to drive here from whatever port they had arrived in . |