Example sentences of "so long [conj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1798 , General Humbert of France came over and won a battle near there , but he took so long that the nearby towns had time to refortify . |
| 2 | The management became worried that if the calls for encores were to continue the opera , with its three ballets , lasting six hours , would be so long that the nobility would not be home in time for supper . |
| 3 | The applause that greeted them was like a thunder clap and went on for so long that the Girls could not hear the music and had to count under their breath to synchronize their kicks . |
| 4 | Another time he passed a copse of exposed trees that had been battered by the prevailing wind for so long that the trees were permanently bent over . |
| 5 | Talks incessantly to the point of forgetting what the original question was , using long , rambling sentences which go on for so long that the interviewee ca n't remember where they started . |
| 6 | Straps on harnesses should be long enough to give good adjustment , but not so long that the ends dangle ! |
| 7 | I have even managed to persist so long that the final work on an article was dealt with by the third editor , but that owed something to my delays as well . |
| 8 | worn so long that the smell |
| 9 | The women who do , I suspect , may never see those first grey hairs at all ; they 've been highlighting for so long that the colour of their hair has always been a matter of choice . |
| 10 | When he had finished , the king was motionless and silent for so long that the messenger held his breath , in dread of the repercussions that commonly attend the bearer of bad news . |
| 11 | SIR Edward du Cann has been walking a financial tightrope for so long that the only surprise is that it has taken him so long finally to fall off . |
| 12 | The time is so long and the miles too . |