Example sentences of "[prep] however long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gloria disappearing between the double swing doors with the round port-hole windows too high to see through , and Dot in the dark brown corridor standing , standing , waiting , for however long it took . |
| 2 | And it was entirely likely she 'd produce documented evidence that Crevecoeur had signed a contract with her , effectively handing over hir body for however long the contract stipulated . |
| 3 | This seemed a suitable area on which to work , and we proceeded in precisely the same way as before , with Sylvia imagining the situation under hypnosis and then going off to do her homework for however long was necessary . |
| 4 | ‘ When you do accept an assignment from one agency , be sure to inform the other agencies that you will not be available for however long the accepted work takes . |
| 5 | Anyway I lay there , in a mood of quiet celebration , for however long it was , until the evil hour — and the orderlies . |
| 6 | You ring them up , give your credit-card number , and they talk dirty to you for however long you can afford . |
| 7 | But while a cruise across the Mediterranean with Clive Kemp had posed no problems at all , the very thought of being alone on a boat with Nathan Bryce for however long it took to sail two thousand miles brought her out in a cold sweat and turned her insides to jelly . |
| 8 | I am sure that the right way forward in these matters is to discuss differences around the table for however long it takes , reach an agreement if that is possible , and act on it if we can . |
| 9 | ‘ For however long it takes . ’ |