Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [prep] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But among those with special achievements to their credit were the branches at Knebworth ( Hertfordshire ) , Kelvedon , Manningtree and Wivenhoe ( Essex ) , all of which published village histories during 1953–54 ; at Hemel Hempstead which duplicated and sold Welfare and the State , the log-book of weekly discussions in a Long Terminal on ‘ Economic and Social Problems ’ held in 1956–57 ; at Linton ( Cambridgeshire ) which followed up a music course by helping to launch the Linton Music Festival in July 1957 , destined to become an annual event ; and at Colchester where a Tutorial on archaeology from 1955 to 1958 led to the formation of the Colchester Archaeological Group . |
| 2 | The lads were ‘ bang up for it — Talking Heads has been one of our favourite bands for a long time ’ , and another odd musical alliance was struck up , adding to a curious list of collaborations including the Velvet Underground 's John Cale ( who produced ‘ Squirrel And G-Man ’ ) and Donovan ( who supported them on tour ) . |
| 3 | British universities for a long time were relatively much more interested in the anthropological investigation of so-called ‘ primitive ’ societies in the more remote areas of the world , and British sociology constituted a relatively minor discipline , centred mainly on the London School of Economics . |
| 4 | The profits have been in public relations for a long time but too often those in charge have refused to invest some measure of it in capital equipment that would improve client services and the daily life of their workers . |
| 5 | I shall be drawing a considerable sum in a few days but you must know how it is , travelling the country as we old soldiers do … thank you … ten pounds will be quite sufficient … and you must let me spend some more of it in your excellent company … that evening 's entertainment we enjoyed together , Mr Wood , ’ his voice rose in the small hallway and the other guests and servants indoors and out strained noticeably to catch what would surely be the eloquent testimonial of a compliment , ‘ was one of the , shall we say , most boisterous and wise , a rare combination , Mr Landlord , I have spent , whether in London , in Europe or in and out of ships and foreign postings in a long lifetime . |
| 6 | People vary in their ability to revert to being outgoing , social creatures after a long time of semi-confinement to the house . |
| 7 | Whilst it is possible that they will remain reliable instruments for a long time to come , it is in conditions like these that Titoism spawns and prospers . |
| 8 | Certainly schools will not be handling such retrieval techniques in the present economic circumstances for a long time yet ; though a service to teachers and educational researchers is offered in the United States ( and is available here in some libraries ) by the ERIC system , which provides micro-copies of research papers together with a tolerably thorough indexing system which can be computerized for quick search . |
| 9 | We have already proposed that memory is maintained by long-lived clones rather than individual cells with a long lifespan , and mechanisms capable of driving continued division in these clones have been suggested . |
| 10 | ‘ Out of the stuff I 've heard , ‘ This Is Not A Song ’ by The Frank & Walters is one of the most moving songs in a long time . |
| 11 | If all had gone well the husband would have earned very large sums for a long period so that he could have maintained them at least at their standard of living at the time of his death , and made other provisions for the future . |
| 12 | A case reports and clinical-epidemiological studies have evaluated the cancer risk in patients who have abused anthranoid laxatives over a long period . |
| 13 | A case report and clinical-epidemiological studies in patients who have misused anthranoid laxatives over a long period should be considered in a final risk assessment for colorectal cancer in man . |
| 14 | He fondled her between her long legs for a long time , and she remained still for him . |
| 15 | Surgeons , however , have used metallic implants such as clips and automatic sutures for a long time without any such complication reported . |
| 16 | THE EXPLOSION at Staples Corner — one of Britain 's busiest road junctions — will cause major delays for a long time , AA Roadwatch said yesterday . |
| 17 | Batteries last longer if they are charged and discharged in deep cycles over a long period . |
| 18 | The hypotheses , formed after his observations , are many ; but most of them are related to the empirical findings of a long tradition and the world is spared a too individualistic interpretation of some of Nature 's more self-willed manifestations . |
| 19 | The object of the game , to construct small words from a long word , is made more interesting by the use of graphics . |
| 20 | However , a syndrome of this severity is not commonly reported in foals under natural conditions , probably because larval intake is continuous during grazing ; it has been show experimentally that foals may tolerate large numbers of larvae administered in small doses over a long period . |
| 21 | The festival is also screening POISON , one of the most controversial American films for a long time , which has caused storms of protest in the States and will be a film that has everyone talking . |
| 22 | And I knew that I 'd be seeing it in my more dejected moments for a long time to come . |
| 23 | The Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh also has had a long involvement with the cultivation and development of plants with medicinal properties and we have our own Scottish traditions of herbal cures for a long list of ailments . |
| 24 | Cook has incidentally been given a testimonial season by Transvaal for his outstanding services over a long period . |
| 25 | Like most other cities with a long history , Milan has evolved as a series of concentric rings . |
| 26 | Vadinamia has its own ultra-tight security that has been frustrating spies for a long time . |
| 27 | New reproductive technologies — in vitro fertilisation ( IVF , the ’ test-tube baby ’ procedures ) , human embryo research , gene analysis of embryos , etc — are recent examples in a long line of high-tech medical interventions into women 's fertility . |
| 28 | The incubation period may be up to one year , and this makes it difficult in many cases to decide from whom the warts have been caught ; not only that , but they often seem to have been seeded on the principle adhered to by market gardeners , to give successive crops over a long period . |
| 29 | A table ( see below ) comparing opening and closing equity book value helps to summarise the main changes over a long period . |
| 30 | In other words , although people have been conserving soil or limiting children for a long time , an explicit and out-of-context definition of a single element in people 's lives ( conservation , small families ) will tend to be distrusted and misunderstood . |