Example sentences of "[vb pp] long [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She never saw her father again , but after Georg Wilhelm 's death a certain relaxation took place , her mother being permitted long visits to her court at Ahlden . |
| 2 | This contrasts with humic acids which are rich in carboxyls and are known to complex radio-nuclides to form colloidal suspensions , which can be moved long distances by groundwater . |
| 3 | Only coal was moved long distances by canals , railways and roads . |
| 4 | Bowed long notes make good additions to organ pedal parts or timpani rolls . |
| 5 | Well her daughter 's got long boots on that has n't she ? |
| 6 | He 's got long cupboards from the window right up to the ceiling . |
| 7 | to do with the what the well we 've got instead of all these individual prints I 've got I 've got long ones cos if the |
| 8 | Now all the women have got long skirts and all the blokes have got really sensible haircuts , they all do oil painting and the music they like is shite . |
| 9 | ‘ Besides , it 's got long sleeves , has n't it ? ’ |
| 10 | summer , I suppose it 's not meant for summer cos it 's got long sleeves . |
| 11 | It is like saying that if Jim Bloggs is an ass it means he has got long ears and brays . |
| 12 | They 've got long beaks like that . |
| 13 | Well aright I 'm k I 've just had long had long memories of the . |
| 14 | Kendall said last night : ‘ I have had long talks with Peter and I am optimistic that I can get him to come to City . |
| 15 | Mr. Lowe ( Public Assistance Officer ) has had long talks with him and is convinced that the man is not normal ; he continually contradicts himself and his great joy is getting publicity . |
| 16 | erm the normal disciplines that the County Council applied on income headings is that if income varies for reasons of er conditions for example and this is in a way akin to that , then the committee normally has to find these erm er the additional resources to cover tha that income erm I have had long discussions with John on this and th the point that he was putting there was er demonstrating that income had followed the amount of work perhaps has not fallen and the below the line item is a recognition in the part of that argument i in a sense for fifty-fifty between below the line reaching seven thousand erm and we 've identified savings and other heads for example the staff advertising example where reduction in turnover , there 's no effective service saving there , so these such things can go towards meeting this income conditions . |
| 17 | Already the refs have had long meetings working out just how strict or just how lenient they are going to be . |
| 18 | We have had long meetings with the Secretary of State for Energy on the future of Monktonhall . |
| 19 | For the first time she found herself wondering whether he had resented not only Hugo but all the family , and whether that subsequent betrayal could have had long roots in the soil of an old envy . |
| 20 | Their chemical and isotopic compositions are meteoritic and they have had long histories of flight through space . |
| 21 | Some families in difficulties appear to have had long histories of problems , and often the parents themselves have suffered a difficult childhood . |
| 22 | They must have had long journies , so I expect they 're having a lie in , I know I would . |
| 23 | Some acupuncturists find that they can not treat patients who have had long courses of antibiotic therapy until several months after this treatment has finished . |
| 24 | Their victim says she 's delighted that they 've received long sentences . |
| 25 | Having just completed long negotiations with the various provider units in the area , the authority is now keen to ensure contracts are honoured and it gets the best value healthcare available . |
| 26 | As well as those prisoners given an amnesty , the Catholic Institute for International Relations estimates that at least 260 ex-Somocistas have already worked their way through the five stages of imprisonment and , although given long sentences , have now been released on the basis of their behaviour . |
| 27 | At a buffet you ensure that elderly and infirm guests , and those who have travelled long distances , have seats near the buffet table so that they are not obliged to stand for a long period . |
| 28 | CARTER have not worn long trousers since March 1989 . |
| 29 | When dogs have spent long periods living outside , they do n't know indoors from outdoors , and must be taught the difference . |
| 30 | In the years prior to the Second World War , a small group of pioneers had spent long periods exploring the Libyan desert in vehicles . |