Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] a long [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Also Haddock has had to quit and Sterland looks like a long term crock .
2 Also Haddock has had to quit and Sterland looks like a long term crock .
3 There is no corresponding requirement for bistability , which occurs for , and thus actually benefits from a long time constant , since the gain is : hence materials such as semiconductors and liquid crystals with small are ideal for bistability but useless for Ikeda instability .
4 I 'm also sorry to disappoint all those writers on anorexia nervosa who insist that the disease stems from a long standing aversion to sexuality and childbirth .
5 Deceleration commences with a long delay number ( 25 ) , which allows time for the rotor to swing past the equilibrium position into a position where the motor is producing the negative torque required for deceleration .
6 Deceleration commences with a long excitation period ( T1' ) to allow the rotor to move ahead of the equilibrium position and produce negative torque .
7 For me , overriding all practical considerations , there is the spiritual uplift which comes after a long sea passage when , at dawn or evening , I enter some tangle-fringed sea loch with the majesty of the hills reflecting from its still waters .
8 Drife should not be surprised that many women respond to a strange man with a conditioned response that arises from a long learning experience in a male dominated society .
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