Example sentences of "[is] [verb] [prep] [adj] long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The didactic message of The Middlemen is presented in two long passages which together represent an attack on the phenomenon of ‘ middlemanship ’ . |
| 2 | It aims to reduce the swelling of the hair during the perming process , meaning the hair 's structure is protected from any long term damage . |
| 3 | It 's two and a half miles from door to door and there are buses later on , but if she 's on the late shift and just misses one , Joelle is faced with another long walk if her mother ca n't pick her up by car . |
| 4 | The extent of this coil expansion is determined by two long range effects . |
| 5 | In 1819 the Board of Kandyan Commissioners stated that this ‘ practice is sanctioned by such long usage that , until by some proclamation it is declared illegal , it might be deemed harsh to visit the act by punishment . ’ |