Sentence examples for would not be long from inspiring English sources

It would not be long before the gates closed for the night.

One feared the birds would not be long for this house.

Let them stand there for a thousand years, it would not be long enough.

But her smile seemed to suggest that it would not be long.

I knew it would not be long before Scotland got its own parliament.

Kept at room temperature, even the sturdiest of cheddars would not be long for this world.

But while the disruption would be real, Professor Borjas argues, it would not be long lasting.

Mr. Zengel hoped it would not be long before someone else came to his mother's aid.

Mr. Liao described his mood as ecstatic, but added that he hoped his exile would not be long.

He said it would not be long before they were alerted to another accident or a crime.

It would not be long before the couple, and those around them — including the police — resettled into their routines.