Example sentences of "[noun] and [vb -s] [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The road tops a hill and commences a long descent to a built-up area that , even when seen at a distance , is obviously a place of greater importance than any yet seen on the journey .
2 In fact , this is probably , the most completely original church from the sixteenth-century in Milan and has a long history of being attended by the rich and powerful .
3 It remains firm in transit and has a longer shelf life before the softening gene finally overcomes the effects of the inserted gene .
4 The first mode p = 1 represents translation of the molecule as a whole and has the longest relaxation time τ 1 because the maximum number of co-ordinated segmental movements are involved .
5 Wild rice has a very nutty flavour and takes a long time to cook .
6 The competition will tell you that their product is fresh , takes advantage of advances in program writing and has a long development life ahead of it .
7 Each format has its own cassette design ( anticlockwise from top ) : VHS is the largest in size and has the longest runtime of up to four hours ( PAL ) ; VHS-C cassettes are more compact but the runtime is reduced to a maximum of 1 ½ hours ( Long Play ) ; Video 8 has the smallest cassettes but runs for up to four hours ( LP ) .
8 But that 's the hard way and takes a long time .
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