Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | In some cases , with your manager 's prior permission , you may make long distance calls or calls to directory enquiries but you will have to pay for these . |
| 2 | ‘ Honour your father and-mother ’ — which is the first commandment with a promise — ‘ that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth . ’ |
| 3 | Here is the promise : ‘ Honour your father and mother that it may go well with you , and that you may enjoy long life on the earth . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Honour your father and mother that it may go well with you , and that you may enjoy long life on the earth . ’ |
| 5 | Customs said that while in many cases a final answer can be sent within this deadline , letters requesting advice on more complex issues ‘ may need longer consideration ’ and in such cases it may only be able to send an acknowledgement within the ten days . |
| 6 | At the most , it 's a desperate risk , and one that a civilised chap should think long and hard before taking .. |
| 7 | This court , submits Mr. Richards , with impressive citation from those high authorities , should think long and hard before waiving the appellant 's undertaking merely so as to improve C.N.L. 's position in their libel action . |
| 8 | You should think long and hard before deciding to join the unhappy throng . |
| 9 | ‘ This may have seemed like a good idea when the rink was being built because it should give long term durability , but when a problem like this arises then the whole rink has to be closed and dug up . |
| 10 | You should avoid long runs , however , because these are likely to aggravate the condition . |
| 11 | ‘ They should have longer prison sentences for drink drivers . |
| 12 | They must have long memories , Mungo thought , lying here in permanent dusk . |
| 13 | Chamberlain provided the way out by suggesting to Balcarres that both he and Long should withdraw and so allow Law to be elected unanimously ; he also turned down Balcarres 's remarkable advice that he should allow Long to be elected since Long would make such a mess of things that Chamberlain would be bound to succeed within the year . |
| 14 | Now , I 'll save your life , if I can , but it must be a bargain — you must save Long John from dying under the law . ’ |
| 15 | As the effects of training increase in an S shaped curve and plateau in about 13–14 weeks , patients leaving supervised programmes should continue long term exercise after adequate counselling . |
| 16 | The warriors always accompany them when they must travel long distances to find green grass . |
| 17 | But they say they 'll think long and hard before they deciding whether or not to accept the offer . |
| 18 | ‘ You 'll need long johns , ’ I went on gleefully , ‘ and thermal underwear and layers of greasy-wool sweaters and good oilies and a woolly hat and a towelling scarf to stop the seas slopping down your neck and good sea-boots and as many pairs of gloves as you can find , because gloves never stay dry and — ‘ |
| 19 | They were n't right for each other and maybe a marriage would last a shorter time than a more informal , less intense liaison ; brief and bitter , both of them on proximity fuses with things coming rapidly to a crunch , rather than something more drawn out , where they might spend long periods apart and so forget how much they hated being together , and enjoy the fleeting , passionate moments of reunion … |
| 20 | The Profitboss might work long hours but , come Friday , he 'll leave the office at 5 pm. and devote the weekend to the family . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | What they do n't seem to realise is that we do n't keep spares in the office , so all we can do is send them on to Ablex anyway , so you 'll have longer to wait . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'll take long journeys on the Circle and District lines . |
| 24 | He 'll cry long and hard , and though you can soothe him for a few minutes at a time , hours can pass without you ever really silencing the cries . |
| 25 | Feeding on an abundant sedentary prey ( several years ' supply may be found within 1 m , ) , there is little stimulus for great activity and dog-whelks may spend long periods in much the same place . |
| 26 | Patients bleed from large submucosal veins within the small bowel and although surgical excision of the affected segment may provide long term relief , recurrent bleeding can occur as further adhesions are formed . |
| 27 | As it is , Mr Major could think long and reappoint Mr Lamont , who has borne the enormous strain of knowing that , if the Tories had lost , he would have taken a substantial part of the blame . |
| 28 | Michael Herrtage , chief officer at Cambridge University Veterinary Hospital , said dogs could survive long periods without food if they had water . |
| 29 | At an early age he developed a remarkable memory and could recite long passages from the Scriptures by heart . |
| 30 | Some preliminary spadework could reap long term benefits — friendly relations with the daytime Head Teacher and staff of the school where you teach ( or your children attend ) would help if the school decided to run its own evening classes or if you needed to negotiate low cost hire of the premises yourself what about a Junior Award Scheme for the school 's children ? |