Example sentences of "long it " in BNC.
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| 1 | About one hour later we sat on the sands staring at the cool sea in front of us , thinking how long it was since we had had a bath . |
| 2 | I did n't know how long it was , could n't feel as far as the end , and I could n't always judge how much space I needed to keep it clear . |
| 3 | ‘ How long it is right for both me and the bank to do the job is not something we are considering at present , ’ he says , ‘ but I would be surprised if I was still here in 16 years ' ; time . ’ |
| 4 | AMI would not say how much the contract was worth or how long it was due to run . |
| 5 | Quite who it was built for , how long it was occupied and why it was abandoned are matters for archaeological speculation . |
| 6 | On opening any packet etc , I can see from the index card how long it is likely to last and then record it on the appropriate page of the notebook . |
| 7 | In order that the shelf-life shall be sufficiently long it is necessary that at the time of manufacture , the product shall comply with a specification which sets narrower limits , particularly for those parameters in respect of which the product is least stable . |
| 8 | I do n't know how long it was that things had been going badly for them but I do know there were problems . |
| 9 | If the boom is too long it will be difficult to uphaul . |
| 10 | We wondered , out loud and quite often , what was going on and how long it was going on for , but by the end of May we knew that something was definitely in the wind . |
| 11 | Jeffrey : Look how long it is . |
| 12 | JFK is superbly made : at over three hours long it seems short . |
| 13 | ‘ Is that how long it is ? ’ |
| 14 | He could not remember how long it was since-his wife had leaned on him , and he found it pleasant to be the one in charge of the situation . |
| 15 | ‘ I wonder how long it 's going to take us to wear them smooth . ’ |
| 16 | So how long it was before a strange night came in the middle of the day is hard to tell , from a frog 's point of view … |
| 17 | Wandsworth MIND insisted last week the ban had been only temporary , although director Frank Dillon was unable to say how long it was for . |
| 18 | This monster had eight heads and eight tails and was so long it stretched over eight hills and eight valleys . |
| 19 | Obviously , the amount you choose to repay each month will determine how long it is going to take you to pay-off any borrowing on your FlexiLoan. but , you can also pay-in a lump sum at any time ( eg. when you receive a bonus from work ) to help reduce the amount outstanding , or to pay it off completely . |
| 20 | A further major arbiter was how long it was since the land had last been assessed for tax purposes ( if ever ) . |
| 21 | No matter how long it was . " |
| 22 | But I mean when you think how long it was taking us taking a blank one of , and I know the |
| 23 | No I was about to ask how long it was . |
| 24 | ‘ Twenty-two yards long it was , ’ he 'd tell the boys proudly , during their consolation walks before the elastoplast came off . |
| 25 | One would literally get letters from eight to eighty , with a tremendous number of university students , all asking questions about the motivation of the series , how long it was going to carry on , questions I was n't even qualified to answer sometimes . |
| 26 | How long it is ! 84a . |
| 27 | When a report is long it is sometimes split into two volumes , one with factual findings and a second whose contents deal entirely with discussions and recommendations . |
| 28 | Is that how long it takes ? |
| 29 | I mean it 's not just the long it 's long squared equals medium squared plus short the the medium and the short sort of would add up to give the long . |
| 30 | Zvi could n't remember how long it was since he had last found it necessary to advertise , but with Wine telling the Cork Examiner 's readers for the last three weeks that ‘ owing to the great increase of my practice ’ he was moving to larger premises Zvi felt he had no alternative . |