Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] [adv] [art] long [noun] " in BNC.

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1 First , the results below show that there is always smooth convergence of play to position where the long term player 's type is revealed .
2 Using artificial light to break up a long night into two short ones promotes the flowering of long-day plants and hinders the flowering of short-day ones .
3 and the problem of access to the flats , and sometimes the necessity to walk quite a long way before you can get out onto the street , which would be a problem for young mothers with , with , with small children , as equally it would be a problem for elderly people or disabled people .
4 Allon , who only passed a fitness test an hour before the kick-off , was on hand to lob home a long clearance from defender Jamie Bates to record his fourth goal in five games since his record £275,000 signing from Chelsea last month .
5 The rod , in order to pick up a long length of sunken line , should be a minimum of 11ft long , and a maximum of 12ft or it becomes unwieldy .
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