Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [adv] [prep] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | The door from the terrace led directly into a long , somewhat overfurnished salon , cool and dim after the heat and brightness outside , its deep window-sills shaded by closed shutters and crowded with knick-knacks . |
| 2 | People would not welcome a move from their home and if closure went ahead over a long period of time staff would inevitably leave . |
| 3 | Nor can any athlete look forward to a long and healthy life if they use drugs to aid their performance . |
| 4 | He was conscious of a growing feeling of peace and well-being as he drew nearer — like a weary traveller returning home after a long and tiring journey . |
| 5 | Helen , with the baby only two weeks away , was very large indeed , but not too large for me to get my arms around her , and we stood there in the middle of the flagged floor clasped together for a long time with neither of us saying much . |
| 6 | Even for severely ill patients a good long term outlook can be expected for most of those undergoing transplantation ; the overall survival of 70% at a mean of 69 months for those discharged from hospital after such an operation compares favourably with the long term results of cardiac transplantation worldwide . |
| 7 | It had been the same with Road Works Ahead on the Long Drive . |
| 8 | The magazine in her hand plumed upwards in a long flame , belching smoke . |
| 9 | Ahead a ragged coastline stretched away to a long , low headland which jutted out into the sea , its level surface broken by the jagged stumps of two mine stacks . |
| 10 | We show that position-independent , copy number-dependent expression of the Ea d gene occurs only with the Long construct ( 8/8 transgenic mouse lines , over a range of copy numbers , 1-30 copies ) ; in contrast , the Short constructs are subject to position-dependent effects . |
| 11 | He walked swiftly to the reception counter midway down a long hall leading to Dover Street . |
| 12 | ‘ It was so untimely , ’ the Commander said passionately after a long silence , ‘ so very untimely . ’ |
| 13 | Although Q ' ; is the socially efficient output , society can not force the monopolist to produce here in the long run . |