Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | The third was connected with a new awareness of history , of the fact that human societies and institutions have developed through long centuries and have taken on many different shapes at different times and in different places — an awareness which was especially sharply focused by the work of Gotthold Lessing . |
| 2 | It is not so much thinking and reason that spring to mind as involvement , a sense of intimacy and harmony with the materials at hand , developed through long experience and commitment . |
| 3 | Again some instincts have been developed through long continued and inherited habits . |
| 4 | Long sentences , which can stand plenty of repetition or extension , will make for long themes . |
| 5 | This is obviously a strong incentive to go for long periods . |
| 6 | She had few friends in the locality , preferring to go for long walks in the nearby countryside with the family dog , until , that is , Ronald Travis took up his duties in the signal box . |
| 7 | Long service awards for trio of Terriers THREE part-time soldiers with nearly 70 years in uniform between them have been honoured for long service . |
| 8 | Another problem is that if the remedies are given for long periods , as they often are , the patient may start to prove the remedy , developing a new set of symptoms . |
| 9 | Second , it is sometimes of interest to know if price changes ( or returns ) have a symmetric or skewed distribution ( a skewed distribution , for example , would mean that the risk of margin calls differs between long and short positions ) . |
| 10 | Particular units who operated for long periods at a time in the jungle became so adept in their surroundings they became known as ‘ Green Ghosts ’ . |
| 11 | It is never a good idea to sit for long periods but , if this is essential , get up from time to time in order to move the body . |
| 12 | But , wading through long grass and nettles in country churchyards , they found nothing . |
| 13 | On the other hand , though , it 's quite possible for Vulcanian eruptions to continue for long periods , with fresh viscous magma constantly being supplied . |
| 14 | The oxygen consumption of an insect may rise a hundredfold when flight begins and if it is to continue for long periods a reserve of oxidizable respiratory material is needed . |
| 15 | I have found that the pupils designated as having moderate learning difficulties that I have worked with can : concentrate for long periods of time ; sustain protracted investigations ; be systematic ; reason logically ; find patterns and relationships ; make and test predictions ; generalise ; record and explain their findings . |
| 16 | There is no reason to suppose that these beautifully caparisoned vessels were in use only round the coast of Thera ; they were probably not intended for long voyages on the open sea , but we can imagine that very similar passenger ships plied round the coasts of Crete , gliding elegantly from bay to bay . |
| 17 | In religious organizations reconciliation can persist for long periods of time . |
| 18 | And he says he enjoys walking ; he often goes for long walks by himself . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ He goes for long walks , ’ said Betty mundanely . |
| 20 | From his early years , he had been engaged in the creation of a whole world , comparable in scale with the world of Greek mythology , with a pantheon of gods , a hierarchy of elvish immortals , and a vast cycle of stories , some of them ‘ forgotten ’ , or not yet formulated , in his imagination ; some surviving in fragmentary form ; some planned as long prose narratives ; some conceived as great poems , longer than Beowulf The sheer volume of all this , much of it composed before his fortieth birthday , bears testimony to a rare artistic self-confidence . |
| 21 | The proposed remedy is more detailed : ‘ Statements of attainment are best regarded as long term objectives which provide the framework , allowing teachers and pupils freedom to choose short term objectives and related activities , materials instructions and criteria ’ ( Reason 1989 : 150 ) . |
| 22 | After a while the whistle is repeated — by the same blackbird or by its mate — but always as if this were the first time it had occurred to him to whistle ; if this is a dialogue , each remark is uttered after long reflection . |
| 23 | Aero-engines are designed for long life , which is adversely affected by harsh throttle movements , rapid heating and rapid cooling . |
| 24 | In the first class are touring boats , designed for long distance work on flattish water . |
| 25 | Frankly there just is n't the money to go around , and kids are being made to suffer for long periods of time er for operations which really could be done if only they had the money . |
| 26 | You are going to eat well , sleep for long hours and look at your inheritance . ’ |
| 27 | Police driving through Long Hanborough at 2am this morning smelt smoke and called the fire brigade . |
| 28 | In humid forest ( K conditions ) by contrast , plumage colour does not change seasonally , monogamy is the rule , and colonies are occupied for long breeding seasons with individual pairs breeding in successive relays . |
| 29 | In towns and cities which are occupied for long periods of time , there is a continuous process of old buildings being demolished and levelled for the construction of new ones , which in turn become old and are demolished . |
| 30 | Obviously , if all security interests were possessory it would make secured borrowing virtually impossible as a debtor would be deprived of the ability to use the assets subject to the security in the course of business ( but English law has for long recognised non-possessory security interests ) . |