Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [vb base] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sub-editors , who work long evenings , currently do a four-day week , he says . |
| 2 | But , despite the potential , Britain has been tentative in expanding hospital services into the home , although the distress caused to children who spend long periods in hospital has led to some developments in acute paediatric care at home . |
| 3 | This does not apply to those people who spend long periods of time in institutions which they are powerless to leave and with little or no freedom of choice … children 's homes , boarding schools , prisons , mental hospitals , homes for people with disabilities . |
| 4 | Two of the issues which stand out most clearly from staff responses to the assessment are ( i ) that we must provide training in the health and safety aspects of workstation use , and ( ii ) that we must provide information to staff on the procedures for eyesight testing for those staff who spend long periods in front of display screens . |
| 5 | There is evidence from America that costing by ‘ Diagnosis Related Group ’ may provide a disincentive to offering support and aftercare to elderly people , as average figures for ‘ cost per case ’ may not take into account the higher costs incurred by some elderly people who need longer recovery times or more aftercare . |