Example sentences of "[conj] for long " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Some areas have day care available at weekends , or for long days so that a carer can go out to work . |
| 2 | This meant that for long periods they were uncomfortably silent because they could think of nothing to say . |
| 3 | Note that for long abseils , competitive abseils or multiple person abseils , the rope should be secured to more than one point . |
| 4 | By plotting the areal distribution of marine strata and making reasonable inferences from facies distributions about the location of former shorelines , it has been established that for long periods of time in the Phanerozoic , especially in the early Palaeozoic and late Cretaceous , the continents have been inundated by up to two thirds of the present area by epicontinental seas . |
| 5 | He showed that the value of B for short tubes exceeded that for long ones by as much as 15 per cent and that for l/d greater than about 10 the values of B were independent of length . |
| 6 | Not only is there no suggestion in the biographical sources or in documents that Fahreddin Acemi ever held a kadilik , but there is also positive evidence that for long periods in his Muftilik he could not have been kadi of Edirne , at least , since someone else was . |
| 7 | Her whole world felt as though it had just been rocked on its axis by the announcement , so that for long silent seconds she could only stare at him with pain in her eyes . |
| 8 | It is easier when you are feeling fresh and alert after a good night 's sleep than at the end of a busy day , easier for short periods than for long periods . |
| 9 | It is also very good with a buoyant or pop-up boilie set-up and for long range work casts slightly better than the side-hooked option . |
| 10 | Our own disputes about Sunday trading ignore the fact that most of our Community partners close shops and museums at weekends , often on Mondays , and for long lunch breaks . |
| 11 | Thus , the food supply from the plankton tends to be seasonal , and for long periods , over vast reaches of the open ocean , it is virtually non-existent . |
| 12 | Aldershot 's neat football , in difficult windy conditions , kept them well in the game and for long spells they were firmly in control . |
| 13 | Lab-Plant has introduced a computer-controlled , electronic stirrer which can be programmed to perform a series of functions automatically and for long periods . |
| 14 | She suffered severely from arthritis , was unable to read for more than short periods of time , was bored and confused by television , and for long periods lay inert , half dozing , half listening to the radio . |
| 15 | She did not believe that she would ever do it , for she told herself that she was free ; she thought that she would probably end by prolonging , in some way , her present situation , by returning for vacations and for long dead summers . |
| 16 | She sat down before the dressing-table , automatically picking up a hairbrush , but the sight of her own reflection in the mirror distracted her , and for long moments she simply stared at her own face , as if seeing it through the eyes of a stranger . |
| 17 | It is clear that over the past year everyone in has worked extremely hard and for long hours . |
| 18 | But for long periods at The Dell they appeared to be preoccupied by Sunday 's Rumbelow 's Cup final against Manchester United . |
| 19 | Periodically he returned to his Australian roots , but for long periods he worked in the UK . |
| 20 | For men , there seemed to be a U shaped relation between alcohol consumption and the rate of short spells of sickness absence , whereas for long spells only those who were frequent drinkers ( more than once daily ) had higher rates . |
| 21 | ENCHANTA has proven herself , having sailed in most of the oceans of the world and has performed admirably , whether for long distance cruising , day sailing , or corporate entertaining . |
| 22 | A problem arises when the groups come to share their work — when for long periods children will be passive . |
| 23 | As for long term projections er er another issue raised by erm er Mr Brook , er I think if we were to go beyond two thousand and six the debate we 've had erm yesterday , er what day is Thursday , er Tuesday |