Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [verb] a long [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I apoligise for putting a long list of questions to the Minister , but I gave him advance notice and I hope that he will answer most of them . |
| 2 | ‘ He could stay in hiding a long while before we flushed him out . ’ |
| 3 | Our drift out of nationhood — a collective , willed political identity — into a reality we could not shape nor even talk about began a long time ago . |
| 4 | NHS At the Conservative Party Conference in 1986 , Norman Fowler , then Secretary of State for Health , was loudly cheered on producing a long computer printout of 380 new ‘ large hospital schemes ’ costing £3bn , which he unrolled over the rostrum for the benefit of photographers from newspapers which had criticised the Tories ' record on the NHS . |
| 5 | If set at 3° , they assisted in providing a long cruising range for reconnaissance duties , an F.24 camera often being fitted for such operations . |
| 6 | If you 're thinking of tackling a long distance footpath staying at youth hostels and guest houses , then this size sack is ideal as your load is mainly bulky spare clothing rather than weighty hardware . |
| 7 | myself , I think that if any thing happens to Keith which is obviously he 's not gon na live a long life if any thing happens to him I , I myself I reckon she 'll go back to London , because she 's got absolutely nothing here she 's got a cousin although , I do n't think she 'd move in , in with her cousin |
| 8 | How much is it , two thousand pounds , well she 's offered to pay it back at two pounds a week and er it 's gon na take a long time , is n't it , Sir , for her to pay it back ? |
| 9 | Well , cos there 's a fair amount to do the A three drawer 's gon na take a long time |
| 10 | But it 's gon na take a long time , it 's not gon na be a quick half hour job |
| 11 | Gon na take a long time , though , is n't it . |
| 12 | The legislation that we 're trying to put into progress , through the cam campaign is obviously gon na take a long time to achieve , so word of mouth is absolutive absolutely vital . |
| 13 | Oh well I I think I 'm gon na get a long way . |
| 14 | The basic technique is called run length coding and works by replacing a long run of unchanging data by the shortest possible code . |