Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [verb] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Erm I do n't think we can spend a long time considering them , it 's just if people bear me whisking through them our brains . |
| 32 | ‘ Yes , I know , but if you call early we can have a long talk . ’ |
| 33 | They should last a long time , and can be stripped down and boiled to clean them . |
| 34 | The centre core gives ‘ durability ’ — they 'll last a long time and the overwrap improves the ‘ playability ’ or feel or response to the ball . |
| 35 | And no matter how fresh the lads might get they 'll have a long way to go before they reach your handling , wo n't they , Andrew ? ’ |
| 36 | ‘ They 'll have a long wait , ’ Jenna laughed . |
| 37 | The house seemed to stand in a field near the top of a hill , and they could see a long way . |
| 38 | But they could have a long wait . |
| 39 | ‘ And they 'd go a long way to ‘ elp ‘ im if ever ‘ e ‘ ad a problem . ’ |
| 40 | They 'd take a long time to dry would n't they , then , on the sticks and that |
| 41 | Well some people have been talking about five to seven years , I 've been saying all the way through that we 're very flexible on this , and clearly if erm a bidder whether it 's a management buy out with other people in the bid , others in the consortium , or an outright bid from a private sector consortium er if if they get the franchise and make clear that that 's on the basis that they 're going to put a lot of money into the capital investment , then clearly they will want a longer period and we have made that clear . |
| 42 | They 're cooking eggs and then they will have a long sleep , ’ a spokesman said . |
| 43 | and they can walk a long way |
| 44 | I know they quite right They can get a long lie . |
| 45 | A few young people are really ‘ stuck ’ on glue or products and it may take a long time to help them . |
| 46 | There are frictions in the markets for capital , labour , and products , and it may take a long time for changes in the pattern of demand to work their way through the system . |
| 47 | It may take a long time discussing the parents ' child-rearing philosophy and even discussing their own childhood experiences of discipline to unearth the cause of these deep-seated feelings . |
| 48 | Companies which find it more difficult because it 's the centre of their existence , erm , are clearly looking at the situation , but will actually take a very long time to move to the position which you , in your particular group would like them to occupy , and I understand that , changing in I C I is rather different from changing at I B M , and er , therefore it takes longer , but I do see a a consciousness , it 's the same conscious , you 're impatient for change , quite rightly , companies of course , have to keep their employees in an earning capacity , at the same time , er , move towards the position which you would like to them to do , and it may take a long time , but I accept your point , which is with some companies , then in fact , your clearly going to get attention of some kind . |
| 49 | As this is a new ( as opposed to a rebuilt second hand ) engine it should last a long time and parts are available worldwide . |
| 50 | Together with thick carpet and underfelt , it should go a long way to pleasing the occupants of the flat below . |
| 51 | It seemed that it must take a long time for such peace to be broken . |
| 52 | ‘ He 'll go a long way out of his way for something he likes to eat , will your average fox . |
| 53 | ‘ It 'll take a long time in the courts , wo n't it , though ? ’ |
| 54 | It 'll take a long time at his age but it 'll mend . |
| 55 | Now that will be hard , that needs a good deal of thought and it 'll take a long time . |
| 56 | Now the trouble with fractions is if you do n't know your tables it can be you can work it out you could get there but it 'll take a long time if you do know your tables you just go , Yeah three fours are twelve . |
| 57 | Shoelaces are difficult ; most five-year-olds manage to tie them , but it 'll take a long time if the only practice she gets is actually putting on the shoes each morning . |
| 58 | It , it 'll take a long time before it starts to buck up . |
| 59 | she can move them but she 's got no use in them , so they said it 'll take a long time |
| 60 | a long time it 'd take a long time . |