Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [prep] [art] long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they want to go for a longer period , a key worker would go out with them . ’ |
| 2 | He was ‘ permitted to put in a long day 's work for his Master , and it can be truly said that he gave his best ’ . |
| 3 | At every stage , the media must insist upon its right to investigate and to print public interest stories ; if it is right in its identification of the public interest , it is unlikely to come to harm in the long run . |
| 4 | This spring , however , there really are a few green shoots of recovery , and in a more confident climate , where people are once again prepared to plan for the long term , they could blossom rapidly . |
| 5 | I heard a voice which seemed to come from a long distance — ‘ Throw the bastard down . |
| 6 | She was much happier person because this this she 'd threatened to do for a long time . |
| 7 | The phone seemed to ring for a long time . |
| 8 | This achieves much more in the long run than attempting to concentrate for a long time until fatigue sets in . |
| 9 | He looked at her and said , adopting roguishness , ‘ Would you like to come on a long journey with me ? |
| 10 | I think the R A F would would clearly be interested in in keeping in touch with what 's going on there , of course the states themselves er the picture is not entirely clear er about er what kind of types are going to emerge in the longer term but we would certainly wish to keep a a close view on what was going on and of course there is a Navy dimension to the harrier replacement as well . |
| 11 | Is there anybody else please who 's going to live for a long time ? |
| 12 | ‘ We 've been waiting to move for a long time , and we need the money to build the new house . ’ |
| 13 | Marx also took from the classical economists the idea that rates of profit are bound to fall in the long term . |
| 14 | By the last decade of Henry VIlI 's reign , if not before , England was beginning to recover from a long period of population decline . |
| 15 | Are they likely to contribute to profit in the long term ? |
| 16 | I remarked to my friend , ‘ You 'd have to wait for a long time to get a train from here , ’ he smiled and we both set off for the youth hostel down the road . |
| 17 | He claimed there should be no erosion of traditional fishing areas , and stressed that each application would have to go through a long process before being granted . |
| 18 | She 'd never known any details ; she did n't know if the accident happened early on , or whether she would have to sit for a long time just waiting for the inevitable . |
| 19 | Britain is failing to invest for the long term . |
| 20 | The sound had seemed to come from a long way over the heath to the right . |
| 21 | He has only expressed what a lot of other people have been starting to fear for a long time , that unless the commercial manipulators in tennis are careful , they could cook the golden goose . |
| 22 | ‘ She 's wanted to go for a long time , ’ said Anne , nodding . |
| 23 | A place you try to find after a long absence … |
| 24 | And went on , ‘ When my mother died , ten years ago , my father did what he 'd wanted to do for a long time and moved into here , leaving me the palazzo . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ It 's what I 've wanted to do for a long time , so long that I ca n't remember a time when the name Tony Radcliffe did n't send me into a violent rage ! ’ |
| 26 | Th the problem with suggestion therapy whether it be hypnosis or group therapy is it does n't tend to last in the longer run after the person stopped going to the group or they have n't seen the the er hypnotist for reinforcement . |
| 27 | ‘ Sheisse , ’ he added explosively as if he had at last allowed himself to be convinced of something which he had wanted to believe for a long time . |
| 28 | If the hall is too narrow for this and many entrance ways are barely more than a corridor , try to get in a long bench or a very narrow console , or at the very least a stool and a shelf . |
| 29 | Several transplants have been tried before , but this is the first time they have continued to function for a long period , according to the researchers at the University of Alberta , in Edmonton . |
| 30 | I 'll see that bugger tomorrow mornin' if I have to get up at five , an , I 'll tell him what I 've meant to do for a long time ; I 'll take the can along to the authorities . |