Example sentences of "and [noun] [vb base] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | WUS and educational assistance to South Africa WUS International and WUS(UK) have a long history of supporting the efforts of the black majority of South Africans to overcome the educational discrimination which is an integral part of apartheid . |
| 2 | Some fromage frais and quark have a longer shelf life and may be kept for a week or ten days after purchase . |
| 3 | Both orchestra and conductor have a long list of international commitments every year . |
| 4 | Elves and Dwarves have a long history of hate yet Legolas and Gimli become friends because they travel in Frodo 's company together . |
| 5 | A EUROPEAN Commission document has made it plain that politics rather than economic criteria will determine whether the Highlands and Islands win a long battle to qualify for increased cash aid from Brussels . |
| 6 | The box and pyrotechnics take a long time to set up , so we ca n't rehearse and have to hope it will be all right on the night . |
| 7 | Huge boulders and slabs enclose a long chamber with a central drainage gully . |