Example sentences of "long [conj] it [vb past] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was unthinkable that John could be dead , but it had been unthinkable that he would be held for this long and it had happened . |
| 2 | ‘ Five minutes — as long as it took to accept that it was a fact of life and then find my lawyer 's phone number . ' ’ |
| 3 | Well theoretically I would wait as long as it took to wash the mess off the roof . |
| 4 | He said the RA expected it to be long campaign but were prepared to give it as long as it took to secure their aims . |
| 5 | It lasted as long as it took to bring her breathing back under control . |
| 6 | It is now six months since the report was handed in to the Department of Industry — as long as it took to prepare the report in the first place . |
| 7 | Only just as long as it took to get a licence . ’ |