Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] [adv] [prep] long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | High rocky cliffs pitted with little sandy coves melt away into long stretches of silvery beach . |
| 2 | If astronauts go off on long journeys , in any direction in three-dimensional space , they 'll get to the boundary of our universe . |
| 3 | ABOVE Experiments can be done to find out how ditches silt up over long periods of time , how earthworks erode , and how finds move . |
| 4 | These start off usually with a thin , gentle slithering sound of sliding boulders on the scree slope , which abruptly gives way to a much louder , roaring collapse as the main mass of rock falls away and hurtles downhill , and then afterwards minor falls continue intermittently for long periods . |
| 5 | Many other jobs involve ‘ hard stress ’ of this latter kind — foreign exchange dealers and nurses work intensely for long hours . |