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Example sentences of "[pron] be [art] longer " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	It is one of the inequalities of the education system that the more successful you are the longer you can remain in it and thus delay independence and entry to work .
2	She 's no longer worthy of credence . ’
3	She 's no longer interested in what 's to be done here . ’
4	The invitation to appear on it came at very short notice , and even though she 's no longer modelling except at charity functions , she feels a need to keep in the public eye , so she did n't want to turn it down , but she insisted that Florian and I should keep to our plans . ’
5	He 's not become rich and successful and , tied to the drudgery of housework , she 's no longer the beauty he married .
6	She 's no longer at the farm .
7	She 's no longer actually resident at this address .
8	It would be better if , as in private law , there were a longer fixed period which could be extended only in exceptional cases on stated and reasonably precise grounds .
9	‘ If a finance director resigns , there 's no longer the certainty the company will find a replacement .
10	There 's no longer money to buy clothes .
11	The underlying message is unequivocal : there 's no longer any room for misinterpretation .
12	The underlying message is unequivocal : there 's no longer any room for misinterpretation .
13	There 's a longer one .
14	But it needs to be said clearly , too , that there is a longer term .
15	But it needs to be said clearly , too , that there is a longer term .
16	A. On the lowlands there is a longer growing season , with higher summer temperatures .
17	From Seelisberg there is a longer walk which is particularly rewarding in the sustained panoramic views it offers .
18	If all else fails , remember there is a longer limitation period for non-personal injury losses and that that part of the claim can proceed in any event .
19	There was a longer gash on her right elbow and a bruise forming at the top of her arm .
20	Then there was a longer silence , then Mair 's voice again .
21	There was a longer wait when I was sent to interview the Rolling Stones .
22	There was a longer period of comparative calm in the townships of the East Rand during the second half of December than at any time in the previous five months , although during the first half of the month deaths had averaged 20 per day .
23	There was a longer silence from the other end of the phone this time .
24	When I first loaded up the pack I really thought it would be a bit top heavy — it 's a longer and slimmer pack than most British models — but I was delighted to discover that my fears were unfounded .
25	Rosenthal speculates that pepper and chocolate are classed as masculine because they are stronger flavours than salt and vanilla , while Chevrolet is feminine because of its sound ( it 's a longer word than Ford , has an open vowel at the end , connotes ‘ Frenchness ’ ) and knife is masculine because of the association with aggression .
26	He says there are a number of ecological as well as economic reasons — it 's a longer , stronger tougher fibre — it makes a longer-lasting paper and it makes economic sense to grow the material in this country rather than importing it .
27	No , it 's a longer way .
28	He has great potential to be a world champion , and he will be the kind of driver we would like to retain his services through the next possible two , three years , so it 's a longer term situation with him .
29	It 's no longer thought of as cranky or old-fashioned , as the press tries to make out , but as a much-needed way of helping to preserve this world by finding alternatives to chemicals and peat-cutting .
30	‘ And so , ’ I continue , ‘ the suntan becomes fashionable and it 's no longer as necessary as it was — taking Robinson Crusoe by way of example — to hide from it under a parasol in order to conserve that fairness of skin threatened by the desert island climate .