Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] [verb] [prep] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | In times of expansion , developments can be additive , and it is easier for new subjects to become institutionally — as distinct from academically — accepted ( doubts can linger for a long time ) . |
| 2 | I think that the record will remain for a long , long time . |
| 3 | He went on : ‘ I told the lads they can create something to tell their kids and grandchildren about because if we do beat Reading 's run , the record will stand for a long , long time . |
| 4 | At sea , the Royal Navy should prepare for a long ‘ broken back ’ period after a nuclear exchange in Europe , during which resupply across the North Atlantic would be vital to the United Kingdom 's survival , whether the exchange had been decisive or not . |
| 5 | Occasionally a person will suffer from a long and unpleasant illness like glandular fever , but this is rare . |
| 6 | Always ready to look on the bright side she expected that the remission would last for a long time , and there was a conspiracy between Maureen and her mother to conceal Julia 's suffering from her . |
| 7 | And then the hour would turn into a long space of empty time , then into a whole evening , once even into an entire night before Gloria came back . |
| 8 | No doubt controversy will continue for a long time , and no one will ever convince the superstitious mother . |
| 9 | Corley says a ‘ base level of services may continue for a long time ’ although 88open 's staff has shrunk to four persons , five if you count European director Steve Heath , who is reportedly employed directly by Motorola . |
| 10 | Corley says a ‘ base level of services may continue for a long time ’ although 88open 's staff has shrunk to four persons , five if you count European director Steve Heath , who is thought to be employed directly by Motorola . |
| 11 | But apart from limited mineral resources and abundant meat , Kyrgyzstan will struggle for a long time . |
| 12 | Your Uncle Walter 'll go on a long time yet , you see . ’ |
| 13 | A zoom lens is the visual equivalent of a continuous gear shift in a car : merely by turning a handle , the operator can move from a long lens , giving a narrow view but a deep-focus telescopic shot of the subject , to a short , wide-angle lens , with a wide view . |
| 14 | Palace manager Steve Coppell sticks by his resurgent young squad , while Wimbledon hope Warren Barton can return after a long absence . |