Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [prep] [art] long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such a politically neutral environmental agency might be able to convince both sides in a military conflict that some remedial action is needed urgently , especially if it can be shown that both factions will suffer adverse environmental effects in the short term and/or in the long term . |
| 2 | ‘ The appointment may be terminated by either party on giving three months ' notice in writing expiring at the end of a term or of the long vacation . |
| 3 | … The appointments may be terminated on either side by three months ' notice in writing expiring at the end of a term or of the long vacation . |
| 4 | ‘ The appointment may be terminated by either party on giving three months ' notice in writing expiring at the end of a term or of the long vacation . |
| 5 | The conference had nothing like the coverage of either the British Medical Association or Royal Institute of British Architects festivities , so its impact on the public at the time was negligible ; but it marked a significant turn in the Prince 's own farming methods , brought environmental concerns slowly into consumer consciousness and in the long term dealt a devastating blow to the agrochemical industry . |
| 6 | Luce buried her face against Michele 's neck and for a long time they sat without moving or speaking . |
| 7 | The consequent mix of anxiety and depression both in the short term and in the long term is frequently misdiagnosed as Manic Depression . |
| 8 | He lay at her side and for a long while he did n't speak . |
| 9 | As with other aspects of the landscape , it was the slow , largely undocumented social and economic changes that spelt the death of such settlements , not at a single stroke but over a long period . |
| 10 | Another major factor offsets the impoverished state of museums and archaeology and in the long term this will have a far more profound effect . |
| 11 | There is of course no need to be unduly alarmed at these discrepancies ; we should reflect that any normal language presents numerous instances where certain recalcitrant items refuse to fit into a generally acceptable pattern ( e.g. for no very obvious reason the " expected " adverbs difficultly and longly are not accepted in English and have to be replaced by the phrases with difficulty and for a long time . ) |
| 12 | He opened his cyanide powder and with a long spoon , fashioned from a elegant old walking cane , tipped powder down the hole . |
| 13 | It is clear both from Scripture and in the long experience of the Church , that some Christians can do this much more effectively than the majority . |
| 14 | He grasped my elbow and led me through the hallway and into a long room knocked through the whole length of the house . |
| 15 | An open letter to the meeting by nine local doctors argued the factory would ‘ unfortunately constitute a definite health hazard to the existing local population and in the long term to their children … . |
| 16 | I attended the funeral and for a long time afterwards we , as a family , used to take flowers to the grave . |
| 17 | The body itself was late medieval , not wrapped in cerecloth but in a long linen shift with a narrow hem of lace ; the features were discernible , though bald , whilst the ‘ inside of the body seemed to be filled with some substance which rendered it very hard . ’ |
| 18 | Using drugs can be dangerous , especially when they 're taken in excess or for a long time , or in the wrong combinations . |
| 19 | Resident Simon Halliwell says ‘ This place is a gift for a person with a big ego and a big wallet and in the long term they wo n't be of any use to the island . ’ |
| 20 | Despite some rave reviews , Notes , which Lotus characterises as an enterprise but with a long sales cycle , has not been a runaway best-seller for the Cambridge company . |
| 21 | Despite some rave reviews , Notes , which Lotus characterises as an enterprise but with a long sales cycle , has not been a runaway bestseller for Lotus . |
| 22 | He said motorists should check tyres every week and before a long journey . |
| 23 | But Joseph had always been very devoted to any local news and for a long time the talk of the town had been the Cockermouth man — Fletcher Christian 's — Mutiny . |
| 24 | By the time their neighbour had turned back , her cigarette lit and in a long ebony holder , both the children 's mouths were full of her home-made produce . |
| 25 | Kites are back in again , but they are a far cry from the diamond-shape oldies made from brown paper and with a long tail of twisted pieces of newspaper . |
| 26 | We are to have larger leagues next season and in the long run that ca n't be for the good of the game in Wales . |
| 27 | They have no chance of winning the title this season and in the long term they 'll struggle to win the Premier League because they ca n't compete with Blackburn , Arsenal , Leeds and Manchester United … not only on the playing field but on the financial front . |
| 28 | Before 18 months , a child wo n't recognise herself in the mirror and for a long time will describe herself in terms of attributes ( like smallness ) and her possessions . |
| 29 | There is evidence for this both in the slowness of attitude change in response to advertising and in the long duration of memory of successful advertising . |
| 30 | Yes , it used to be two and a half times the wage and in the long run rather than mess about taking the house off them |