Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those parts of the drying system recently installed will be retained with the new sections being added as part of a long term policy of improvements . |
| 2 | Derek Warwick , returning to Interlagos after a long absence , found it tough going in his Footwork Mugen Honda and ended up 19th on the provisional grid . |
| 3 | Young people , the unemployed and women returning to work after a long period at home will have to show extra ingenuity to extract evidence of their work skills and potential from their life history . |
| 4 | There was a project to get artists to work on panels for a long wall , concrete posts and lintels with a brick infill , that might be seen as a possible module for paintings or some other art form . |
| 5 | It is merely to stand at variance with a long established tradition — a long established system of beliefs based ultimately on someone 's speculative interpretation . |
| 6 | In his office the manager said that he thought he might have a part going , and then looked at Arthur for a long time . |
| 7 | She had looked at Sylvie for a long time before speaking . |
| 8 | G. Britain has been occupied by people for a long , long time . |
| 9 | Irene Macaulay has been searching for peace for a long time . |
| 10 | The focal point is the Rathaus ( town hall ) , with a fine sixteenth-century tower that dominates the many charming houses in the vicinity , and one of its most striking houses offers a reminder that the Swiss have been at the business of looking after travellers for a long time . |
| 11 | This ‘ black-figure ’ method of vase-decoration was to become widely accepted throughout Greece for a long time . |
| 12 | Once launched , it unrolls and inflates in space into a long sausage-skin full of low-pressure gas . |
| 13 | It was then that she read Angela Kunze 's manifesto , written in blue on a long ribbon of paper above her head where she rests against the wall : ‘ I am fasting to cleanse myself of fear and hopelessness , hate and violence , impatience and the lust for novelty . |
| 14 | It was built in brick over a long period ; the east end dates from the ninth century and the west from the tenth and eleventh while the vaults are mainly twelfth century . |
| 15 | Nevertheless his enthusiasm , unbounded energy and genuine passion for technology promises a period of unprecedented activity with new ideas and innovative developments not seen in Australia for a long time . |
| 16 | In 1979 , when it came to power after a long and vicious civil war the new government detained between 7,000 and 8,000 former members of the National Guard . |
| 17 | The house must be offered for sale on a long lease — which means 125 years — with its immediate gardens and shrubberies : the area , roughly speaking , within the ha-ha , together with the drive . |
| 18 | If you suffered an injury — like a slipped disc , a dislocated knee — or if you needed a hip replacement or maybe something even more serious , you 'd naturally want to go into hospital without a long delay . |
| 19 | BL Additional MS 10289 , which contains a copy of Jouglet , is more interesting in that it shows distinct traces of particularly Norman interest , beginning for instance with a long Roman du Mont St Michel , St Michael 's Mount being situated on the coast of Normandy . |
| 20 | We walked in silence for a long time . |
| 21 | ‘ I felt good when I returned in March after a long absence from the game with a knee injury . |
| 22 | ‘ I felt good when I returned in March after a long absence from the game with a knee injury . |
| 23 | Guy stood still , glittering eyes narrowed on Isabel for a long , tense minute . |
| 24 | He had retired to NZ after a long career in education and publishing with Schofield & Sims , Collins Educational and Holmes McDougall , where latterly he had been publishing director . |
| 25 | Nestling on the southern slopes of the Downs , this 16th-century house ( once two cottages ) is reached by way of a long drive . |
| 26 | Now what 's funny about this place is they 're all Italians that are in there but there 's loads of them that live in this particular area , that lived in Bedford for a long time . |
| 27 | ‘ I lived in America for a long time and I can see through the glossy image-making of his campaign , I think . |
| 28 | Others do stay in care for a long time . |
| 29 | Similarly , events arising out of long-standing difficulties would increase risk of depression : where , for instance , a husband left home after years of arguing and discord ; a child was arrested for burglary after a long history of behavioural problems at home and school ; or a substantial fine was incurred after a long period of extreme financial difficulty ( Brown et al. , 1987 ) . |
| 30 | In bed that night , Evelyn and Rose talked in whispers for a long time after they were sure that everyone else was asleep . |