Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [prep] [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Third process teaching and learning styles should vary as widely as possible in order to provide maximum stimulation for both teachers and pupils and care should be taken to plan programmes with a long term rhythm of change or variety the element of chance and serendipity
2 He still seemed so real , so close that she could feel his disapproval , and somehow she felt he was using will-power from a long way off .
3 Most sufferers do n't realise their chiggers have departed because the eschars remain itchy for a long time afterwards .
4 But so long as the company 's objective is maximum profits , a concern with the welfare of third parties is necessarily an instrumental one : it is a means of protecting profitability in the long term .
5 The anarchist , or more accurately anarcho-syndicalist , CNT ( National Confederation of Labour ) had been founded in 1910–11 ; its main bastions were Catalonia , where socialist strength in the working class was virtually non-existent ; Andalusia , where anarchism drew vigour from a long tradition of rural insurrectionism and millenarianism ; Zaragoza ; and parts of Asturias , Valencia and Galicia .
6 He always found room for a long line of sweet peas ; it gave him immense pleasure to pick an armful of these , take them home , present them to Mum and fill the house with their glorious scent .
7 The British banks have attracted criticism for a long time over their failure to provide long-term finance to industry , and to develop lasting relationships with industrial customers .
8 A young woman called Simone Thiroux had eyed Modigliani for a long time .
9 While he knows he can not directly relate all his " help " to profit , he realizes that the creation of a " helping " culture throughout his organization and beyond will yield dividends in the long term .
10 ‘ There is a market in Russia ’ concluded Fraser — ‘ one frustratingly stifled by the lack of foreign currency , but one that could yield results in the long term . ’
11 Certain quality developments will have little or no cost saving effect but will improve patient safety — for example , the preferential use , wherever possible , of well tried drugs with a long safety record .
12 By paying now rather than waiting , shall I be saving money in the long run ?
13 Oates was waiting at the door to lead Patrick down the long corridor to the office opposite the actual mortuary .
14 It is not something which presents too much of a problem , but it may be causing damage in the long term .
15 This definition encompasses the trade-off between static and dynamic efficiency : current welfare losses may be acceptable , if the market structure or conduct which gives rise to the losses will also generate efficiencies in the long run , so long as the prospective benefits are not too delayed in realization and the social discount rate is not too high .
16 You have n't seen Alexander for a long time , have you ?
17 But although I played lead for a long time in the group I never cite lead players like Clapton or Beck .
18 Neil Greatorex says they refused to answer questions on the long term future of the industry .
19 In a poll , published last week , asking voters to rank in order of priority the issues they most wanted discussed during the election campaign , unemployment came top by a long way , followed by worries about the funding of the badly-indebted State pension and social security fund , and then education and training .
20 Tomorrow the anti hunt campaigners can smell victory after a long battle .
21 I know a lot of us have done terms for a long term , but to be together closely and observe each other reacting and doing things it gives a better idea of how people think , being in this together .
22 Edward looked up from the picture and studied mc for a long moment .
23 Sustaining men through a long sentence is much more than providing work or classes , important though they are .
24 Unix System Labs is rumoured to be sitting on top of a major geopolitical deal that will hand USL its next joint venture and put Destiny on the long march to widespread government-backed adoption .
25 Though , on the face of it , the effects that cause pleasure in the short term are those that cause addiction in the long term , there is a lot of variability in the system that might be exploited .
26 They drank coffee and played cards throughout the long haul to London , only interrupting their concentration for the Sheikh 's frequent visits aft to watch over his son .
27 That might seem like a long time , but the issues have clearly been complex , and have been progressed as quickly as possible not least through vigourous prodding by the D O E , keen to see approval of a long term development strategy for Greater York and more importantly , a statutory definition of the York gre greenbelt .
28 Aids dementia is more common in those who have had AIDS for a long time , and in some instances the dementia is probably due to other organisms attacking the brain .
29 Both may be guessing , although the Encomiast is reasonably well-informed on the campaigns late in Æthelred II's reign , and William 's report of mixed methods need not be far wrong , even if it is a guess ; the armies which troubled England over the long period between c.985 and 1016 do often seem to have comprised the warbands of a number of men , are unlikely to have been organised and commanded solely by Danish kings , did not consist entirely of Danes , and frequently appear to have been motivated mainly by a desire for booty .
30 I do n't mind saveloy , I have n't had saveloy for a long while .
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