Example sentences of "[coord] [noun pl] [prep] [art] long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm not calling , either , for sporadic barracking or bricks through the Long Room windows . |
| 2 | In South America , too , there were no true dogs or cats during the long period of isolation that we are discussing but , as in Australia , there were marsupial equivalents . |
| 3 | Telling potential sexual partners or partners in a long term relationship will be particularly difficult . |
| 4 | These evolving patterns of uneven development are not simply reflections or outcomes of the long waves in the national economy . |
| 5 | May the Town Crier remain in the very capable hands of the college students and lecturers for a long time to come . |
| 6 | Because most of the oil was dispersed to below the surface , it would enter the marine food chain ; and because the oil was easily ingested , it could have damaging effects on birds and animals in the long term . |
| 7 | Their majority gave Unionist MPs a virtual veto over policies and appointments in the long run , but their junior position in government prevented any more positive control . |
| 8 | Relaxing after dinner with a cup of any of the new Kenco rich-tasting coffees is a great way of unwinding after the stresses and strains of a long day . |
| 9 | The expenses and toils of a long war are but too just an excuse that the thought of a new library were not part of the public cares . |
| 10 | Arising from this it is held that if we are to have forms of science and technology which will be human-enhancing and liberating , make products that are ecologically desirable , conserve energy and materials in the long term , and help human beings rather than maim them , then we will require forms of science and technology which differ radically from those which predominate at the moment . |
| 11 | Joseph had been the guardian of the women and children throughout the long march , and though he conferred constantly with the other headmen , the whites regarded him as the figurehead of the Nez Perce resistance . |
| 12 | Fur collar hunched round his shoulders , flat hat askew , he was surrounded by a background warm with a sense of movement , an atmosphere thronged with the memories and moments of a long life . |
| 13 | She , and her fellow patients , were then shown to Anstey Ward , which will accommodate 24 elderly men and women on a long term rehabilitation basis . |