Example sentences of "[verb] long and " in BNC.
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| 1 | The vast majority of defendants , even politically motivated ones , have not the energy , and may not have the means , to launch long and expensive appeals . |
| 2 | But when the LSIs Princess Beatrix and Queen Emma with 1 and 6 Commandos had ‘ crept along the north coast of Spain undetected ’ in their disguise as Spanish merchantmen , the LCAs came in to find long and heavy Atlantic swells pounding a bar across the target beaches in the river Ardour estuary . |
| 3 | He drew long and hard on it , before exhaling slowly , watching the faint blue tobacco smoke coiling lazily up towards the damp-stained ceiling . |
| 4 | Carew drew long and hard on the cigarette . |
| 5 | But despite its glamorous image of foreign travel , meeting and dealing with firms ' top executives , and making headlines in the financial press when the deal bursts onto the markets , you have to be very committed and prepared to work long and unsocial hours ( often at weekends ) and be comfortable dealing with people who are often under stress and , in consequence , rude . |
| 6 | They point out : ‘ During the first year or so , you will have to work long and unsociable hours and may have to go without a holiday or make other sacrifices . ’ |
| 7 | This economic expansion required a large number of unskilled as well as skilled recruits to a ‘ labour force ’ from abroad because the locals were not interested or willing to work long and unsocial hours with low wages coupled with poor and insecure working conditions . |
| 8 | The jaws appear long and thin . |
| 9 | Its top lip begins to extend and grow like some sort of elephant-horse , and the corners of its mouth pull up higher and higher so that its mouth looks longer and longer , as if a heavy-handed rider is pulling mercilessly at it . |
| 10 | Female has longer and more strongly barred tail than female Pheasant ( p. 107 ) ; Call more rasping and higher-pitched . |
| 11 | Such a rod casts long and accurately ; picks up a long line without maniacal exertion , and remains soft enough in the tip to retain the necessary shock-absorber effect . |
| 12 | ‘ What I want is for us to talk long and hard , and now , ’ she declared , and , swivelling on her heel , she marched back into the house . |
| 13 | ‘ Both teams practised long and hard to reach their peak performance . |
| 14 | The Secondary strike stabbed pain again , the detonation reverberating long and loud . |
| 15 | These telephone calls provoke long and furious rows between Mr Smith and his second wife . |
| 16 | These telephone calls provoke long and furious rows between Mr Smith and his second wife . |
| 17 | We know that many of them may well have undergone long and arduous journeys , having travelled many miles across many frontiers and indeed possibly even across many continents just in order to be with us here tonight . |
| 18 | You can now forget about the Vehicle Watchdog as it will automatically switch itself on and off and the extensive battery life will ensure long and reliable service . |
| 19 | Apart from giving your nails a natural-looking lustre , buffing regularly can help them grow long and strong by stimulating the blood supply to each nail . |
| 20 | Ventura is an excellent package to use if you want to create long and fairly regular documents like technical manuals or books . |
| 21 | She was remembering long and hot arguments with Milly and Helen in Liverpool where she , Alice , had said that their attitude amounted to a contempt for men so total that in effect they suppressed all serious thought about them . |
| 22 | He appeared suddenly in the door of the milking house looking long and sallow and disapproving . |
| 23 | Jimmy was looking long and hard at Pearce , who had retained an expression of disdain and scorn throughout . |
| 24 | but I 'm trying to make you aware of the fact that at some stage we should be looking long and hard at closing , right we 'd ask the questions , you 're quite good at asking questions , some sale field do n't ask question , do n't ask questions , right see you want to have a |
| 25 | Likewise , regulations imposing anti-dumping duties ( which are in certain respects akin to decisions in the field of competition ) also tend to comprise long and relatively detailed statements of reasons in their preambles . |
| 26 | Luther knew that he might search long and hard , from one end of the earth to the other , but he would never find such an incredibly forthright and loyal employee . |
| 27 | I would suggest they look long and hard at the report they have written and even longer and harder in the mirror . |
| 28 | There are subtle differences between gybing long and short boards . |
| 29 | The greatest difference between gybing long and short boards , though , is in the timing since the short board is travelling faster and is more sensitive to weight movements than a longer board . |
| 30 | They wave long and hard from the porch . |