Example sentences of "[not/n't] long [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ramsay , forming his men into a lengthy line four deep , had not long to wait before the high wailing of a hunting-horn sounded in the windy gloom , for his group had probably had furthest to ride . |
| 2 | They had not long to wait to discover whether Edward was in earnest or not . |
| 3 | Not long to wait . |
| 4 | This was to pay dividends , and we had not long to wait . |
| 5 | Arthur is inclined to be delicate and it 's feared he has not long to live . |
| 6 | Sleep has left me and I feel that I have not long to live . |
| 7 | Why did Doctor Lanyon think that he had not long to live ? |
| 8 | And when he did try one of his celebrated long shots , 30 yards out with not long to go , the ball — perfectly , beautifully struck — missed the far top corner by millimetres . |
| 9 | As you near the end of your first video safari , the low-battery warning in your viewfinder may begin to flash , indicating that you have not long to go before switch-off for the day . |
| 10 | He looked at his pocket watch , it showed 8.55pm , not long to go now ; he was in a turmoil of doubt , what should he do ? |
| 11 | I used to have to go to the toilet if I thought I was going to fight anyone , or just go to bed and close my eyes and think , ‘ Not long , not long , not long to go ’ , to keep myself down there . |
| 12 | It seems yonks since leeds were last on TV , the pleasure of going down the pub and getting tanked whilst being generally rowdy and watching the footy is a joy to behold , second only to actually going to the game itself … not long to go now … |
| 13 | I suppose it depended on whether you went for the older man , which , speaking for herself , Rosie did n't and never had done and was , anyway , leaving to stay with the Spratlings at Porto Ercole and then , perhaps , driving down to Rome to see poor old Jack Gerontius , who had n't long to go , and after that , who knew ? |
| 14 | ‘ He has n't long to live , ’ was the answer . |
| 15 | ‘ That nice lady sat there explaining to me that she had n't long to live . |
| 16 | ‘ Such a shame about the weather , and you have n't long to enjoy our Mediterranean climes , have you , my dear ? ’ |