Example sentences of "know [Wh adv] long [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ I do n't know how long we 'll be out , sir , but this is for the drinks cupboard . |
| 2 | Open bridging is needed when you have n't yet signed a contract for the sale of your current home and so you do n't know how long you 'll need the bridging loan . |
| 3 | I do n't know how long you 'll be in there , but I 'll just go off now |
| 4 | ‘ No-I did n't know how long you ought — ’ |
| 5 | I do n't know how long I 'll be — you 'd much better get off home . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I do n't know how long I 'll last here with Mr Morris as general manager . ’ |
| 7 | I do n't know how long I shall be laid up with this wretched ankle . |
| 8 | I should have water for some hours yet , but I did n't know how long I 'd be ashore , and as the shingle here seemed fairly hard I reckoned I could get the rubber dinghy to the water even at low tide . |
| 9 | I do n't know how long I can keep that up , ’ said Fenella . |
| 10 | Celia said quietly : ‘ I do n't know how long I can stick it here . ’ |
| 11 | But he did not know how long he would have to wait to do so . |
| 12 | In fact , he was able to take the morning coach to Holborn and walk the brief distance to Clerkenwell , but the fare troubled him and he did not know how long he could afford to pay it . |
| 13 | He did n't know how long he could live like this . |
| 14 | ‘ We do n't know how long he will be out , but we will certainly miss him . ’ |
| 15 | I do n't know how long it 'll take to get there . ’ |
| 16 | Do n't know how long it 'll keep it up , but the forecast says ‘ no change ’ . |
| 17 | I mean , you do n't know how long it 'll be before you get something suitable … |
| 18 | Now almost a year since he died , they 're receiving some money , but do n't know how long it 'll last . |
| 19 | But we do n't know how long it 'll be , before get any money coming in , and if you go on to family credit , you get it for six months , so that 'll be our wages . |
| 20 | He said you were gon na give him something but you did n't know how long , long it 'll last when I was in the kitchen you said I 'll put this on but I do n't know how long it 'll last no |
| 21 | She did n't know how long it would take for someone with a gun to get into position to fire at her , so she took another deep breath , and threw herself away from the buoy , cutting under the surface as she headed for the opening . |
| 22 | Not having ever had an injury like this before I do n't know how long it will take to heal . |
| 23 | They 've actually started now , they 've got a committee , of course I do n't know how long it will take them to get going for them , but |
| 24 | We do n't know how long it will last but we 're convinced it wo n't just be a flash in the pan |
| 25 | I do n't know how long it will take |
| 26 | She did not know how long she would have to carry the child , or when it would be born ; she had no one to ask except Mrs Seager , who was still insistent that they go soon . |
| 27 | So anyway I thought I wo n't have a drink cos if this secretary was n't there I did n't know how long she 'd be so er but I di I went upstairs to where we had the meeting with Mike the other week . |