Example sentences of "[vb infin] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it bit its victim and then hung on tight , the ensuing struggle while the injected individual died would probably damage the long , delicate teeth , ripping them from their sockets . |
| 2 | Dawes of Nelson can make the long trip from Surrey worthwhile by plundering the Finishing Post Sprint Handicap at Hamilton . |
| 3 | I did n't want the long journey in to work each day so I let it to Professor Wendell . |
| 4 | Now we do n't know the long term effect of that , but the experience with the protocol violators suggests that they wo n't come to any great harm , but obviously the number is small . |
| 5 | The 58-year-old Haydn took this to mean that Mozart feared that his friend might not survive the long and hazardous journey . |
| 6 | The only reason I make the point is that I understand ATP have rejected an appeal by the LTA to help guarantee the long term future of the November indoor tournament in Birmingham by lowering the $600,000 prize money to around the $300,000 on offer at the two competing tournaments in Moscow and Sao Paolo that week . |
| 7 | Will the Treasury guarantee the long term investment programme and not require an eight per cent return from Railtrack on such investment ? |
| 8 | Since very small , light animals can fall a long way without being hurt , it 's quite likely that it survived in the forest world under the tree and had the second most interesting experience any tree frog has ever had . |
| 9 | Obviously you will need a longer and wider piece of wood than the size of the cutlery blank . |
| 10 | Lower windspeeds will need a longer front leg ; stronger wind calls for a shorter front leg . |
| 11 | An irritated Dutch official said : ‘ If the Danes can do it with a referendum by July , I do not see why the British would need a longer time . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ They are a breed that will enjoy a long walk and they are excellent car travellers — in the 34 years that I have owned them I have never known one to be car sick , ’ she added . |
| 13 | ‘ I thought you would enjoy a longer ride on such a lovely night . |
| 14 | A man wid wait a long while fur a Glesca Keelie at a ceilidh and no mistake . |
| 15 | Even here , one could wait a long time . |
| 16 | ‘ We might wait a long time ! ’ he said . |
| 17 | Apart from ERA 's determination to find and fund a long term solution to the dampness problem and to prove that their living conditions were more suited to the health of the fungus families than human families , they were equally determined to get Public Health on the political agenda and to dispel the myth that smoking , diet and lack of exercise were solely responsible for Glasgow 's award winning heart disease record . |
| 18 | One year unemployment action plus one year adult training would achieve the long term objective for those unemployed , with special needs . |
| 19 | As we sat in the garden behind his surf shop and talked I could feel the long grass beneath my feet with a sensual awareness I 'd never experienced before . |
| 20 | This cake mixture will improve the longer it is kept , and should be stored well wrapped in non-stick paper and a double thickness of foil . |
| 21 | The effect of using the Fast Best Fit option on a range is to make every column accommodate the longest entry — be it a label or a number — without any spaces to spare . |
| 22 | For sports the children would run around a local playing field , which was just down the road , they walked there under supervision of , or the children would do the long jump in the sand pit . |
| 23 | We shall not watch the long delay |
| 24 | Well she copes because she had the same problem as me with her hands if she 's writing for long , her hands ache , so she can write a longer letter if she types , so I said I , I did n't really , I like a hand written letter best it seems more personal somehow , perhaps they do , having a typed letter means you can send a longer one , they all mean |
| 25 | If brought to trial , she can expect a long prison sentence , followed by ‘ re-education through labour ’ in a camp in Qinghai — ‘ China 's Siberia ’ — an Area like the Sahara desert , in the west of the country , where the climate is notorious for its boiling heat in summer and freezing temperatures in winter . |
| 26 | A new dinghy class with an official imprimatur can expect a long and lucrative life . |
| 27 | You can expect a long and happy life if you give up serious music . |
| 28 | ‘ With most criminal kidnaps you could expect a long wait . |
| 29 | As long as he keeps out of the washing machine , the vet says Pristine Priskin can expect a long and happy life . |
| 30 | Many vignerons , however , will wait until the fourth or fifth year to avoid over-straining the young vines , which in turn will ensure a longer and more productive life . |