Example sentences of "long [conj] he [verb] [to-vb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | He worked and worried about this long before he got to play the old man . |
| 2 | People could speak English before there was universal literacy , and in the same way a child learns to speak long before he learns to read and write . |
| 3 | Coming to London as a young clerk attached to the Board of Trade , it was not long before he began to take an interest in political affairs , and his remarkable gift for public speaking was developed at the old Battersea Parliament , to which belonged many men who have since played important roles in public life … including Stanley ( now Lord ) Buckmaster , John Burns and Horatio Bottomley … . |
| 4 | Long after he left to become a flight engineer it continued to light them through the war and for many years after . |
| 5 | What rhino likes is fucking and killing , killing and fucking ; he is n't at all fussy which end he fucks , so long as he gets to fuck . |
| 6 | Some might worry that he is allowing the Californians to influence him too much , but I ca n't help feeling that so long as he manages to stay on his horse he remains the best sort of Englishman aborad . |
| 7 | Paul wriggled , and the look on his face seemed to indicate that he would n't actually mind wasting anything , just so long as he got to hit the bell with his plank of wood . |
| 8 | Anyone who gives him a flak jacket ( that is , consent ) may take it back , but the doctor only needs one and so long as he continues to have one he has the legal right to proceed . |
| 9 | He would be the first name on my team sheet for as long as he continues to keep fit . |
| 10 | For him , this meant giving master classes in duplicity in order to keep both Axis and Allies in play for as long as he needed to achieve his economic , military and , above all , territorial objectives . |
| 11 | Check that you have the positioning right and encourage your baby to feed for as often and long as he wants to stimulate the flow . |
| 12 | Under the STV a candidate must compete not only with political opponents but also with candidates of his own party , and compete in a popularity contest which , commencing with his first election campaign , will have to last without remission for as long as he wishes to hold his seat . |
| 13 | ‘ So long as he promised to give the heroine more character and personality , that is . |