Example sentences of "and [adv] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | The length of transition has to strike a balance between being imprudently short and discouragingly long . |
| 2 | With synthetic thread , polyester for example , and rather long stitches at 4 to the inch or 6mm each , Tyvek sheet can be treated as a fabric in the sewing machine . |
| 3 | Like some fantastic prison , where you could drink so deeply and so long that you forgot your bondage . |
| 4 | Jim thought this was priceless and laughed so loud and so long that he brought the Duty Officer down from Flying Control to find out what he 'd missed . |
| 5 | She had partied with Andrew Jean , Cheeks and So Long Suin the night before last , and Herman had n't even tried to clear up . |
| 6 | Indeed , she walked so far and so long that she was too tired to write anything at all upon her return and did not in fact send a reply until the following day . |
| 7 | you put the plastic pot on the bottom , that on the top and so long |
| 8 | Thus , for a profession-orientated list server , messages may act as a record of the change in theory and practice and as such deserve good records management and perhaps long term retention . |
| 9 | Sand vaporised in bunkers and only long hitters managed to reach the fairway of their first shot of the day on Dunluce . |
| 10 | The rounded body and extra long handle are ideal when wearing gloves . |
| 11 | Striped plumage , dark head stripes , shining white undercarriage and ludicrously long beak . |
| 12 | There are a number of birds which have long legs , long necks , and possibly long or specially shaped bills . |
| 13 | This usually means they have slow speed and concomitantly long exposure times , so it is necessary to ensure that the microscope is free from vibration , best done by working on a stone or concrete optical bench . |
| 14 | You will love and hate television and always long for success with it . |
| 15 | I have a very extensive tool kit and am employed in the motorcycle industry and desperately need the challenge of something more worthwhile and reasonably long term . |
| 16 | These provisions are likely to militate against repeat applications and unduly long orders except where strictly necessary . |
| 17 | She commenced to promenade up and down the stage , punctuating her remarks with hammy gestures of her lorgnette and preposterously long cigarette holder . |
| 18 | But lengthened realizations often turn up in ‘ short ’ environments , and both long and short realizations often vary qualitatively , as is clear from the figures in table 6.6 . |
| 19 | Time passes quickly in Sutherland , almost unnoticed in the hills ; and as long shadows gathered in secret corries , I took down my rod and walked home , full of wonderful memories to warm cold winter nights . |
| 20 | The findings showed the Anglo-Saxon nave was as wide and as long and almost as high as the present one , which was built by the Normans . |
| 21 | But the findings showed the Anglo-Saxon nave was as wide and as long and almost as high as the present Norman one . |
| 22 | And in view of the later age of marriage and often long engagements of the Edwardian years , it seems likely that by the end of the nineteenth century there was a new degree of sexual restraint amongst many young adults of the working class . |
| 23 | According to Vitruvius , a fall of six inches over every 100 feet was considered desirable and often long detours had to be made to avoid a too sudden descent . |
| 24 | Embassies still went from Moscow to the states of Europe at irregular and often long intervals and stayed only briefly . |
| 25 | The Tour du Mont Blanc is a high altitude rollercoaster route on a grand scale involving long ascents , high passes ( some over 8,000ft ) and equally long descents , as it picks its way through the seven main valleys — and three countries — which surround the massif . |
| 26 | Which was very broad and equally long . |
| 27 | Experiments have been performed to investigate , at different times of the day and night , how easy it is to fall asleep , how likely it is to wake up spontaneously , and how long volunteers can stay asleep . |
| 28 | The calendar , with dates of school holidays clearly marked , takes up the central panel of the sheet , around the edge are further panels containing information about staff , governors , PTA , emergency contacts , useful phone numbers and how long children should be kept off school for mumps , measles and other common childhood illnesses . |
| 29 | We wondered , out loud and quite often , what was going on and how long it was going on for , but by the end of May we knew that something was definitely in the wind . |
| 30 | What you also need to do is an annual cashflow projection , which will show the periods when you are likely to have a lot of bills coming in and how long you are likely to have in between to put money aside for the tough months . |