Example sentences of "long i [vb mod] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 ‘ I do n't know how long I 'll last here with Mr Morris as general manager . ’
2 I was whirling it round and round — I was getting tireder and tireder and wondering how long I could go on
3 [ In talking about continued home care ] I can stand the strain at the moment , but I do n't know for how long I can go on .
4 We 've done it for years , even won the FA Cup , but I do n't now how long I can go on .
5 No , never tell me more of your goings and comings than is my due , I need only to know , as nearly as you may judge , how long I must bide here to wait for the answer . ’
  Next page