Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [noun] [prep] a long " in BNC.

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1 The length of time it has been operation will determine how much money she gets back , but it is unlikely to have made much of a profit , because endowments are designed to make money over a long period of time .
2 Jacquie , who can be contacted on 0483 301831 for information — or for a fundraising pack that could be used by clubs , pubs and organisations — told the Herald : ‘ Politics and now the general election have tended to dominate newspapers for a long time , squeezing out reports on stories about Africa — good as well as bad .
3 JE : Though this role was written for you , in a sense , did you find it difficult having to sing Britten after a long career in the standard repertoire ?
4 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
5 It had to take place over a long period , in the face of a prodigious number of uncontrolled variables which were likely to confuse the outcome .
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