Example sentences of "n't be long " in BNC.
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| 1 | And er that ai n't been long been built on , that had n't , nineteen er twenty nine those houses were built , do you see ? |
| 2 | Just a second , that ai n't been long boiled . |
| 3 | he ai n't been long doing it . |
| 4 | At the wedding , everyone but everyone came up to me to say , ‘ It wo n't be long before it 's your turn too , ’ or something similar , and each time somebody said it , I grew increasingly resentful . |
| 5 | ‘ It wo n't be long , ’ I said to myself . |
| 6 | She is to me and many others , the best tennis player in the world today , even if she is No 2 it wo n't be long before she is back on top where she belongs . |
| 7 | Someone else shouted ‘ Wo n't be long now , Piper ! |
| 8 | ‘ Wo n't be long , ’ he said , reassuringly , just managing not to pat Jennifer Morgan on her beige cashmere shoulder . |
| 9 | ‘ They wo n't be long , ’ said Lee 's Mum . |
| 10 | ‘ Do n't be long , then . |
| 11 | ‘ I sha n't be long , ’ I whispered , ‘ but if you want to start breakfast I have put it all ready and I have lit the fire . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Mr Willoughby wo n't be long , Miss . |
| 13 | ‘ Do n't be long , ’ said Otley . |
| 14 | I 'm sure it wo n't be long before she is on the most popular chat shows , telling us of commissions she has undertaken and regaling us with tales of her life when she was actress Delia Abraham , co-starring in the TV version of Nell Dunn 's Up The Junction , and appearing in rep alongside Kate O'Mara . |
| 15 | ‘ Wo n't be long , ’ I told Harry . |
| 16 | ‘ It wo n't be long before I set out on my expedition and I do n't think he 'll be fit to run away from me . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I wo n't be long . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ We wo n't be long behind you , lass , ’ Charlie stated . |
| 19 | It wo n't be long now anyway … ’ |
| 20 | It probably wo n't be long now . |
| 21 | If you are consistent and timely in your application of time-out , it should n't be long before the word ‘ time-out ’ , in the form of a warning question ( plus a look or gesture ) , is sufficient to quell a defiant or aggressive action . |
| 22 | ‘ Faith , and I 'm thinkin' , he sniggered , ‘ Luke wo n't be long after him . ’ |
| 23 | I gather that wo n't be long . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Never mind , they wo n't be long . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I wo n't be long . |
| 26 | He wo n't be long . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I wo n't be long . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm just going out for a minute , Mam , I wo n't be long . ’ |
| 29 | Seeing Elizabeth 's troubled expression , he gave her a kiss on the cheek and added , ‘ I wo n't be long , love . ’ |
| 30 | And I 'll bet it wo n't be long before that happens . |