Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] a long [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like Lanfranc he had welcomed royal co-operation , and had been prepared to wait a long time for it . |
| 2 | The cots were disposed to form a long seat along one side of the coach , the remaining floor space being clear . |
| 3 | So for a little over £100 it is easy to spend a long weekend in Paris in the spring , summer or whenever . |
| 4 | As one would expect , incomers took a greater interest in discussing class — class is supposed to go a long way in explaining the membership of given social networks , and in the scope of such networks . |
| 5 | The report concludes that London is likely to experience a longer hangover from the late 1980s boom than the rest of the country ; economists ' forecasts that new jobs in the capital during the 1990s will only grow by 48,000 ( 4.9% ) means that there will still be a lot of space available , and office tenants should be the beneficiaries . |
| 6 | They were happy to wait a long time for their meals because they could look at her . |
| 7 | Perhaps , now that Alison was at least going to become an adoptive mother she would be able to have a long heart-to-heart with her on the subject ; although Celia knew that she would be reluctant , even ashamed , to reveal her innermost feelings . |
| 8 | With new exams approaching , it is timely to take a longer view of what the pass standard entails and of how students might be helped to attain it . |
| 9 | For many people it is rather demoralising to finish a long way behind the leaders all the time and so pursuit racing is an attempt to provide a handicapping system . |
| 10 | Even so , it is possible to get a long way with well-designed experiments . |
| 11 | It is not necessary to write a long report of each happening but the essential details such as date , time , detail and signature of person making the entry . |
| 12 | But , having seen Upjohn dig in its heels in Britain and America , the Canadians may be less keen to begin a long battle over the drug . |