Example sentences of "[conj] long [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In tracing that elusive ancestor the family historian therefore needs to be aware that long before the age of the railways people did sometimes travel long distances and that it was very common for men , women and adolescents to move within a few miles radius of their birthplace . |
| 2 | Family historians need to be aware that long after the Reformation people continued to observe the prohibited periods of Lent and Advent when arranging their wedding day . |
| 3 | That was , Lord Jauncey said , a clear undertaking by TBL not to exercise its statutory powers for a period that could last for as long as any one of the parties to the agreement remained a shareholder and long after the control of TBL had passed to shareholders who were not party to the agreement . |
| 4 | Once we had finished our efforts and long before the paint was dry , I wheeled the barrow triumphantly off towards the market . |
| 5 | The Court of Appeal rejected the Council 's defence on the ground , not that the ticket changed hands too late , but that it was not a contractual document ; for no reasonable person would expect to find contractual terms in a document which was no more than a receipt for him to prove that he had paid and which in many instances ( i.e. in the absence of the attendant ) would not change hands until long after the contract was made . |
| 6 | But long before the narrative fell into place , before I could dress the eleven-year-old of my imagination in the clothing of the 1870s , I knew perfectly well what that child had done , and how she had felt . |
| 7 | In theory they were writing a book on the actors , but long since the fascination of collection for its own sake had taken over and work on the collation of evidence ceased . |
| 8 | As long as the machine could be there too . |
| 9 | All is well as long as the subject is lying down , but when he stands up , the reflexes which normally make arteries all over the body contract to meet the new hydrostatic conditions no longer operate effectively , and a sharp and dangerous fall of blood pressure follows . |
| 10 | Milk distribution would work in the same way in that as long as the milk is put into the system at one point , it does not matter where it is taken out . ’ |