title: Matching any digit, word character, or a space 46 or more times before a less than sign
body: <h2>Objective</h2>
  
  <p>I want to match any digit, word character, or space <strong>46 or more times</strong> before a <code>&lt;</code> sign.</p>
  
  <p><strong>One note</strong> is that I'm trying to use this RegEx in Notepad++ before plugging it into the C# code.</p>
  
  <h2>Data</h2>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;Elem1&gt;123 ABC Street&lt;/Elem1&gt; // should NOT match
  &lt;Elem1&gt;123637 ABC Street Suite 1, Kalamzoo, FL 15264-8574&lt;/Elem1&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <h2>RegEx</h2>
  
  <p>I currently have the following RegEx:</p>
  
  <pre><code>^.*&lt;Elem1&gt;[\d\w\s]{46,}?
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and I can't figure out why this <code>[\d\w\s]{46,}?</code> won't match the inner portion of the element.</p>
  
  <p>I look forward to your answers!</p>