Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [be] [adv] [subord] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll bring you a glass when we 've finished cooking — which should n't be long if Bailey has done as she was told . |
| 2 | It may not be long before PCR kits are available , comprising test tubes containing all the reagents in a ‘ pre-mix ’ . |
| 3 | She had n't seen Jenny since she had moved to Moorlake that first week-end but she had known that it would not be long before Jenny returned . |
| 4 | With a man of Quigley 's energy and commitment behind him , I decided , it would not be long before Norman had a cult all of his own in south-west London . |
| 5 | It would not be long before de Lattre faced the divisions of Giap 's new model army in the set-piece battles which the Vietminh were prepared to risk in a premature general offensive ; and it was in more conventional war of this kind where US assistance and particularly US munitions would apparently tip the scale . |
| 6 | I could see , moreover , that if I were quickly to go outside and conceal my person behind the large rhododendron bush beside the path , it would not be long before Mr Cardinal came by . |
| 7 | He would n't be there unless Wang Sau-leyan wanted him there . |
| 8 | But Mr Way said it will not be long before Vauxhall workers are laid off for part of the week because of the company 's dependency on its export market . |
| 9 | Experts say it wo n't be long before Shabra Gold can lick most other dogs on the track . |
| 10 | In the meantime she fears it wo n't be long before Ulvington is again in mourning . |