Example sentences of "with [adv] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of these packets have very low energy — and these correspond to radiation with extremely long wavelength ; and some packets have very high energy — which correspond to radiation of short wavelength . |
| 2 | Tools with extra long handles save him from having to bend over too far , which might undermine his balance . |
| 3 | He needs clubs longer than standard — while standard length for the tall man with extra long arms would do for him . |
| 4 | The real giants were the lumbering sauropods ( Diplodocus , Brachiosaurus , etc. ) , four-legged dinosaurs , with enormously long necks only matched by equally long tails . |
| 5 | A man with unfashionably long hair — it had probably been that way since his own undergraduate days , Loretta guessed — was stabbing the air with his fork . |
| 6 | I mean , I 'm sorry … " he looked at Grace out of blue eyes fringed with ridiculously long lashes . |
| 7 | Smallish plover-like birds , with fairly long legs and pointed bills . |
| 8 | The deepest headings , approx. 14cm ( 5 ½in ) , are used with particularly long curtains to give a better proportion and are sold in two varieties — one for use with a track , the other with a pole . |
| 9 | Here on the islands , where there was little vegetation , one species fed on seaweed and clung to rocks among the surging waves with unusually long and powerful claws . |
| 10 | Ear infections are most likely to occur in breeds with relatively long and heavy ears , such as spaniels . |
| 11 | Uneven allocation will thus lead to some subjects having relatively short notation at the expense of others with relatively long notation . |
| 12 | Andy Barton , founder and chief executive of Barton Textiles , was almost as broad as he was long , virtually neckless , with incongruously long brown hair curling over his collar . |
| 13 | There 's a good selection of Fair Isle sweaters with either long or short sleeves and lacy jumpers — plenty to supplement any wardrobe , whether holidaying in this country or abroad . |
| 14 | The relatively high latitude of the islands means that days in midsummer are long , with very long twilights , with correspondingly short days in winter . |
| 15 | possibly churchwarden pipes ( clay pipes with very long stems ) tied in bundles like faggots . |
| 16 | she said ‘ We 've been going for two months with very long hours . ’ |
| 17 | It coped with very long grass from an overgrown lawn which had n't been cut since last year , and produced a satisfactory cut even on the first mowing . |
| 18 | There are many species with short stubby beaks ; some with very long beaks ; and some with curved beaks ( Figures 5.2 , 5.3 ) . |
| 19 | The king 's son followed Mitsi , who was a small mouse with very long whiskers . |
| 20 | A tall student with very long legs may well be drawn to the kicks , whereas a small person may prefer close-in fist strikes . |
| 21 | It is noteworthy in this regard that cumulative sciences , such as descriptive geology , tend to contain papers with very long reference lists , whereas the more theoretical disciplines , such as geophysics , focus on a smaller number of critical references . |
| 22 | The case opened with very long and complicated arguments by Master Robert of Clipstone , proctor of the bishop , and Thomas was quick to note that the pope soon became bored by the lengthy statement of the facts by Robert , and told him roundly " to get to the point " . |
| 23 | The worst feature of the recession has been the need to reduce the number of staff , including some with very long service . |