Example sentences of "[is] not long [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But for us on earth , wrote Harsnet , the run is not long but short . |
| 2 | But he soon wins you over , and it is not long before you start feeling that his casual manner conveys Higgins 's narcissism to a well-pronounced T. |
| 3 | Once maintenance ceases , it is not long before the roof starts to leak , the plasterwork or the ceiling to become stained and damaged , and dry rot to take hold . |
| 4 | IT IS not long before anyone interested in wildlife photography discovers that behind every good picture lies a fairly heavy investment in film ( to allow for the shots that did not work ) and a nigh on infinite amount of both time and patience . |
| 5 | It is not long before the pictures deal with activities as well as objects : having a bath , going shopping , a visit to the clinic , and walking in the streets and in the country . |
| 6 | It is not long before the complaints start . |
| 7 | From a herb border to a complete herb garden is not a very long step , and once the initial interest has been started with the planting of single plants here and there in the garden , it is not long before friends are giving one new species , other varieties are discovered at garden centres , and catalogues are found to list even more . |
| 8 | It is not long before their imaginative faculties are reactivated and word-processing becomes a universal withdrawal symptom . |
| 9 | It is not long before Frank is causing havoc in his new neighbourhood . |
| 10 | And they will recall that it 's not long since Evans was talking about cashing in on Rugby Union in South Africa ! |
| 11 | As you will see in the final reading from Gowie Corby Plays Chicken nobody w ill put up with Gowie 's cruel jokes for ever and it 's not long before people 's patience with him runs out . |
| 12 | It 's not long before he 's trying to explain the telepathic communities that will flourish after the apocalypse to me and offering this example : ‘ It 's like when you fancy someone , and you know you 're going to go with that person . |
| 13 | School is something Sophie 's been looking forward to for ages , and it 's not long before she 's settled in . |