Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [prep] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other reasons for returning after a long period away include : |
| 2 | As an Irish prime minister once said after listening to a long debate between his cabinet colleagues : ‘ I understand how it works in practice . |
| 3 | Middlesbrough deserved their win after leading for a long spell , though manager Lennie Lawrence 's heart must have sank when Tranmere snatched an 86th-minute equaliser . |
| 4 | José Napoleón Duarte , 64 , President of El Salvador in 1980-1982 and 1984-1989 , died on Feb. 23 after suffering for a long time from cancer . |
| 5 | It has been taken for granted for a long time that criticism and the academy go naturally together , and a large pedagogic and publishing industry has been built on that assumption . |
| 6 | Ann has n't done a lot of cooking for a long time though , have you really ? |
| 7 | The arduous task of legging through a long tunnel like that under Castle Hill at Dudley could take over 3 hours . |
| 8 | When the picture is sharp enough on fast search ( machines vary ) , then you have a way of skipping through a long programme , perhaps selecting only some sections for normal viewing . |
| 9 | For example , if you wish your ‘ commanding ’ child to wait patiently until a more convenient time for her demands to be met , you could reinforce ( reward ) her for waiting for ( say ) ten seconds , subsequently you would reinforce her for waiting for a longer interval of time , gradually increasing the interval each time you ask her to wait . |
| 10 | She even hummed along with the radio as she rattled down the motorway , something she had n't felt like doing in a long time . |
| 11 | Daniel sliced the bird 's plump breast and pulled tendons out of the lopped legs , fished for stuffing with a long spoon . |
| 12 | I knew players like the incomparable Joe Davis and I doubt if he did any more training than is entailed in going for a long walk . |
| 13 | Those and many other pressures may distract them from remaining for a long period in the Territorial Army . |
| 14 | They refrained from responding to a long series of statements by senior Chinese officials which contradicted both the letter and the spirit of the Joint Declaration - including an assurance , for example , that the post-1997 Hong Kong press would be free for ‘ as long as it did not publish anything detrimental to China 's national interest ’ . |
| 15 | However , you will still need to get used to wearing them before embarking on a long trek . |
| 16 | Thus , the draftsman should be especially careful before embarking on a long list of matters that fall within a particular covenant . |
| 17 | I do n't like heroes , so I was pleased to find that on the way up to Gorffwysfa Norman fussed and worried as anyone might when faced with the return to climbing after a long break . |
| 18 | The two silent watchers dropped to the ground and stayed there without moving for a long time . |
| 19 | At both Peter hit cracking drives , the first one giving me no trouble over agreeing with a long iron second shot . |
| 20 | Hambro Countrywide 's shares soared 7p to 36p on Hill 's bullish comments , boosting its market value by nearly 25% , as the stock market savoured the first piece of good news about housing for a long time . |