Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] a long [noun] in " in BNC.

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1 Or , if you like to spend a long time in the tub , you might like a wider one , which may well fit into the existing space .
2 ‘ As soon as my work here is finished ’ , he wrote to Constanze , ‘ I shall join you , for I intend to take a long rest in your arms ; and I shall really need it , for all this mental worry and all the rushing about in connection with it is really wearing me out … . ’
3 You 've come a long way in a short time . ’
4 If there were not an expectation that the spot price at delivery will be higher than the current price of the futures contract , it is argued that the number of those who wish to hold a short position ( for instance , producers of the underlying physical asset hedging their risks ) would exceed the number who wish to hold a long position in the futures contract ( for instance , speculators ) .
5 Why do you think many of the farmers prefer to have a long ley in each field rather than changing from arable crops to grass every one or two years ?
6 Simulators have come a long way in recent years and today many of them use screen addressing to update the information .
7 We have come a long way in this preliminary discussion without saying anything about what actually counts as data in the social sciences .
8 Douglas McIldoon , of the EC , said : ‘ This document demonstrates that you have come a long way in this region and it will give us great pleasure in working with you to make it happen . ’
9 DANDELIONS have come a long way in Darlington .
10 I just want to briefly introduce this , I do n't want to speak in any great , we have had a long debate in house do you if you wish to engage in a long debate again in view of the time tonight .
11 I personally and I 'm sure it goes for many here , have spent a long time in the private rented sector and if the opportunity existed to get into council housing we would have taken it .
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