Example sentences of "if [pron] [vb base] [verb] a long " 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 | Keep it simple , avoid jargon and if you have to give a long explanation , try to break it up . |
| 3 | If you have spent a long day on the airfield , it will be difficult to refuse your turn to fly , even if you are tired . |
| 4 | In other words , if you have spent a long time writing programs to carry out tasks , you will have to start again from scratch . |
| 5 | If you want to live a long , long time in sturdy health you ca n't go wrong in forming the habit of long vigorous walking every day … until it becomes a habit as important to you as eating and sleeping . |
| 6 | If you need to take a longer amount of time off , for example for longer term care of young children or relatives , you may not need to resign . |
| 7 | a matter will be er that we going to fight er , easily er so I mean i , it meant that the er , that er er some more should be brought out so that it er does er adhere to what er these er er government departments er expect as a response rather than er er as this considered issue raising er , we can er facilitate that er quite er easily but er I think er the the main point is what Hugh has said , that er we opposed it because it 's not going to help in my view it 's not going to help er the patients , the patients are not going to come off any better as a result of er , these er er what I would say and I feel and er the , I I I 'd like to know what er the GP 's think about cos GP 's usually erm er , advise their patients if they have to wait a long time from one hospital , they would advise them to go into London and er , if that 's been stopped as been er that 's been stated erm then erm , er the GP 's are not going to feel very happy about their patients er , getting er erm a lesser service . |