Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] a long [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think that the genetic er , testing that was , that is now law , has to go a long way towards finding criminals , who once they 've been tested will find it very difficult to commit crime again , because they 're on record , and they 'll be on computer record . |
| 2 | And their bride has to wear er , all in red and er the bridegroo er groom has to wear a long costume with a red big flowers in front i aha and then they get married and there 's erm band , the Chinese traditional band with drums and trumpets blowing all the time and er , all the guests have a very nice time . |
| 3 | If that means sterling has to have a long leave of absence , judicial separation or divorce from the ERM , so be it . |
| 4 | Why do so many people want to take a long journey into that rather strange place that is known as Adland . |
| 5 | In I 'm naming one man among many , therefore , an initial attempt is made to match a long word to the sequence ( Fig 7.5.1 ) . |
| 6 | Both the Littlewoods actually , Banbury and Oxford are putting up teams , and so are , we understand , fifteen of the NatWest banks in Oxfordshire , so there 's a lot going on and er we think the walks in Oxfordshire are going to go a long way towards raising this vitally needed million pounds for the rainforests this year |
| 7 | Though Louis had had plenty of time to gain experience of ruling and to form a court of his own in the subkingdom of Aquitaine ( he had been king there since the age of three ) , he had had to wait a long time for his father 's inheritance . |
| 8 | ‘ I have had to wait a long time for the freedom , but it will be passed down and at least I can say that I was a Freeman of Chester . |
| 9 | ‘ For one who intends to stay a long time with us , Englishman , you know little of us . |
| 10 | I 'd like to have a long talk to you about her . ’ |
| 11 | Or , if you like to spend a long time in the tub , you might like a wider one , which may well fit into the existing space . |
| 12 | I cut down a big tree , and then began to make a long hole in it . |
| 13 | Gooch has been known to carry a long face on his sleeve and he may well appreciate the strength of Gatting . |
| 14 | Is she making a promise to the British people that this improvement will be financed by an increase in taxation , or that , just as the Conservative Government have always aspired to improve that target , so will a Labour Government , and the British people will have to wait a long time for such an improvement to materialise ? |
| 15 | Most modern chemists would probably say that we 'd have to wait a long time by the standards of a human lifetime , but perhaps not all that long by the standards of cosmological time . |
| 16 | However , the alleged principle appears to go a long way beyond authority . |
| 17 | oh it 's not my type mm Penny 's having to wait a long while for her birthday is n't she ? , |
| 18 | The libel laws should be changed to provide a ‘ fast track ’ system allowing victims of media falsehoods to correct them quickly without having to wait a long time for their cases to go to court and gamble on the result . |
| 19 | They are most grateful for a pump within yards of their homes , instead of having to walk a long way to a dirty water-hole . |
| 20 | A path is simply a set of instructions like that , but you do n't have to type a long string of commands to do the job . |
| 21 | And he may have to live a long time with the third . |
| 22 | I shall have to have a long talk with the Lord beforehand . ’ |
| 23 | Was it easier for them was it easy for them to pick up work or would they have been woul would they have to face a long time on the dole or ? |
| 24 | ‘ Undoubtedly , you would have to think a long while before knowing which you prefer . ’ |
| 25 | When you decide to practise , do not choose a difficult water , or difficult fish , where you are likely to have to wait a long time for a bite . |
| 26 | It is nowadays quite unrealistic for a tenant even to attempt to secure a long letting of commercial property at a fixed rack rent ; and no well-advised landlord would grant such a lease . |
| 27 | 87 MINUTES : Kiwomya slipped the ball past the advancing Flowers after Monkou had tried to head a long ball from Guentchev back to his keeper . |
| 28 | ‘ As soon as my work here is finished ’ , he wrote to Constanze , ‘ I shall join you , for I intend to take a long rest in your arms ; and I shall really need it , for all this mental worry and all the rushing about in connection with it is really wearing me out … . ’ |
| 29 | Although the Laputans were kind to me , I did not want to spend a long time in their country . |
| 30 | I had to wait a long time for an answer , and just before the door opened I nearly came sufficiently to my senses to run away , but sanity came too late . |