Example sentences of "[vb infin] [Wh adv] [adv] i [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You did n't know how hard I can work , did you ? |
| 2 | I do n't know how quickly I can get into town . ’ |
| 3 | I do n't know how long I 'll be — you 'd much better get off home . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't know how long I 'll last here with Mr Morris as general manager . ’ |
| 5 | I do n't know how long I shall be laid up with this wretched ankle . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | I do n't know how long I can keep that up , ’ said Fenella . |
| 8 | Celia said quietly : ‘ I do n't know how long I can stick it here . ’ |
| 9 | You 'll see how fast I can learn . ’ |
| 10 | We 'll see how long I can keep it up . |
| 11 | Therefore I do not see why tonight I might not occasionally , if the argument should lead that way , be guilty of saying in office some of the things which I have said out of office . |
| 12 | An' I du n no 'ow long I 'll be livin' 'fore I 'm sick like yore ol' lady 'angin' rahnd ver launjrette an' waitin' up fer ol' man an' 'avin' Gawd knows 'ow many kids 'angin' rahnd me an' ‘ Mummy this ’ and ‘ Mummy that ’ my Gawd if you mus ' know Sharon all my life all I fuckin' wanner do is shine up there like a dancer or sunnink . |
| 13 | ‘ I ca n't say how long I can maintain the odds . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Did the doctor say how long I must lie in my bed ? ’ he asked . |