Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] [vb infin] [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 any motor vehicle standing on a part of a road specially set aside for the parking of vehicles , or as a stand for hackney carriages , or as a stand for public service vehicles , or as a place at which such vehicles may stop for a longer time than is necessary for the taking up and setting down of passengers where compliance with this regulation would conflict with the provisions of any order , regulations or byelaws governing the use of such part of a road for that purpose ;
9 No doubt controversy will continue for a long time , and no one will ever convince the superstitious mother .
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 reportedly employed directly by Motorola .
11 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 .
12 But ‘ real ’ memory must last for a longer time than such short-term effects as habituation and sensitization , and must show greater specificity .
13 But apart from limited mineral resources and abundant meat , Kyrgyzstan will struggle for a long time .
14 Your Uncle Walter 'll go on a long time yet , you see . ’
15 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 .
16 Palace manager Steve Coppell sticks by his resurgent young squad , while Wimbledon hope Warren Barton can return after a long absence .
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