Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [verb] the long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I say it was on the cards because throughout the match the Scousers used the tactic of playing the long ball towards Rush and it was then quite simply a one-on-one race with either Fairclough or Newsome . |
| 2 | Employment Action has no stated aim except to provide the long term unemployed with an up to date reference . |
| 3 | CC spokesperson Edward Holdaway said ‘ The recognition by the Government of the nationally important qualities of the Blackdown Hills is as exciting development in securing the long term future for the area . ’ |
| 4 | We responded positively to increasing demands for service companies to play a greater role in ensuring the long term viability of the North Sea . |
| 5 | ‘ The Group 's engineering design expertise is playing a vital role in securing the long term profitability and safety of the North Sea . ’ |
| 6 | BALLYMENA opened their season by making the long trip to the Scottish Borders where they defeated Hawick after leading 13-0 at the interval . |
| 7 | They hope that a jobs package will go some way to defusing criticism over a perceived lack of direction on tackling the long dole queues . |
| 8 | She had no memory of hearing the long peal of the doorbell , of moving stiffly across the hall to answer it . |
| 9 | Many of those which have wintered in the coastal seas or along the shores of Britain gather in the northern islands to complete the moult before attempting the long flight . |