Example sentences of "long [subord] you " in BNC.

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1 It does n't take long once you 've left town before you 're walking along the cliff-path with spectacular views .
2 You wo n't be long if you do not wish . ’
3 ‘ We do n't have long if you 're going . ’
4 How long till you 're back in your now then mum ?
5 ‘ How long since you 've been down the kennels ? ’ asked Constance .
6 ‘ How long since you took me ? ’ asked Camille .
7 ‘ How long since you were in Libya ? ’
8 It does n't seem that long since you had him as a puppy
9 But he soon wins you over , and it is not long before you start feeling that his casual manner conveys Higgins 's narcissism to a well-pronounced T.
10 In truth , most good breeders have already graded the litter time and time again , long before you arrive .
11 Long before you put the house on the market ‘ make a thorough survey of the property .
12 Whatever you choose , it wo n't be long before you are hooked on Hong Kong .
13 So check your car and the area around it before you get in , check that the tyres and windows are intact , and have your house or car keys in your hand long before you need them .
14 You do n't do that long before you realize it 's a waste of time .
15 ‘ How long before you get some feedback on Werner and the others ? ’
16 It wo n't take long before you 're chatting with a friendly and always charming Viennese .
17 Going home next day , he noticed as he waited on the platform for the tube to Baker Street , that the track sings as the train comes into West Hampstead , long before you can see it , and the silver lines shiver as it approaches .
18 Outdoor pelota you can hear long before you can see it , because the sharp crack of the ball on the end-wall carries all through or even outside the villages .
19 Everything happened long before you met him , and we 'll keep him out of it .
20 You put out the word and it would n't have been long before you knew Vecchi was out of sight .
21 By hyping through shock value alone Malcolm McLaren had provided a model with the Sex Pistols and in his wake came a new wave of manager-entrepreneurs who recognised that the process of ‘ selling ’ a performer began long before you signed a record contract .
22 Susan and Luke and I were friends years ago : we lost touch not long before you and Luke came to know one another . ’
23 This day , long before you were born , was my wedding day .
24 But you should begin a history essay long before you are faced with actually writing it .
25 ‘ It was long before you were born , ’ said his mother .
26 So you 've not got to live that long before you 're into profit .
27 ‘ If you 're not careful you 'll start developing lines of discontent long before you 're out of your youth . ’
28 ‘ Then it wo n't be long before you wish you had , ’ he answered , turning his back on her .
29 ‘ As I said , it ca n't be long before you locate Suzie , and I 'm sure you 'll have more success in persuading her to go home than I would . ’
30 Not long before you came here ? ’
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