Example sentences of "how long [pron] can [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The question for us , whatever the situation about Labour Party links , is how long we can continue to argue for our members to support the Labour Party locally and nationally , to pay the political levy to a Party that treats this union and treats union members with utter and absolute contempt . |
| 2 | Just tell us when she 's going , what 's going to happen to her , and how long we can expect her to be there . ’ |
| 3 | Wondering how long we can hold out . |
| 4 | Related to these results is the question of how long we can stay asleep ( in a laboratory that is always equally quiet , dark , and warm ) at different times of the day . |
| 5 | How long they can remain silent is uncertain . |
| 6 | The allied commanders must also consider how long they can continue the air campaign without wearing out their airmen . |
| 7 | You know how long they can keep people hanging around . ’ |
| 8 | See how long she can do it for . |
| 9 | Once a water has attained this excellent balance of only relatively few big bream , it is surprising how long it can maintain the balance for a number of years afterwards . |
| 10 | What is more disturbing is how long it can take to uncover such things when big reputations are at stake . |
| 11 | I ca n't believe what 's happening , nor how long I can stand it . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm not sure how long I can continue this way right now , ’ he muttered shakily . |
| 13 | [ In talking about continued home care ] I can stand the strain at the moment , but I do n't know for how long I can go on . |
| 14 | We 've done it for years , even won the FA Cup , but I do n't now how long I can go on . |
| 15 | Celia said quietly : ‘ I do n't know how long I can stick it here . ’ |
| 16 | I do n't know how long I can keep that up , ’ said Fenella . |
| 17 | We 'll see how long I can keep it up . |
| 18 | ‘ I ca n't say how long I can maintain the odds . ’ |
| 19 | How long you can grow your hair varies — it is probably influenced by genetics . |
| 20 | I wait to see how long you can control your imbecile temptation to violate my copyrights on this letter and once again untruthfully take words and phrases from it to show your ‘ powers ’ to match those boasted by your kind in the NF and the BNP , whose performances are different from yours only in that instead of using your limbs to physically assault us like they would , you have acted by wearing the ‘ civilised ’ guise of being the ‘ editor ’ of the ‘ left ’ NewSS , and have written to assail my integrity , my capacity to think , my freedom to defend and speak for my constitutionally organised members at the Stratford school . |
| 21 | The SPF number indicates how long you can stay in the sun without burning by simply multiplying your natural protection time . |
| 22 | Just think of how long you can stay without any protection before you 'd burn ( for example half an hour ) , multiply that by the SPF rating on the cream ( for example SPF 4 ) and that gives your sunbathing time ( in this case , two hours ) . |
| 23 | It is important , too , to set clear limits to how long you can continue caring if the health of the elderly person is likely to deteriorate seriously . |
| 24 | A gradual , continuously varying effect , indeed , on how long you can expect to live . |
| 25 | See how long you can take to eat a meal or a sandwich , chewing every mouthful as slowly as possible . |
| 26 | Smiling , he suggested , ‘ Let's see how long you can keep it up . ’ |
| 27 | This will show the maximum amount you can borrow , and over how long you can repay the loan . |
| 28 | A useful exercise to practise the rig steering combined with weight on the rails is to see how long you can maintain the freestyle trick of tail sinking . |
| 29 | The more difficult question is how long he can continue as a one-man movement . |