Example sentences of "the [noun] [verb] [art] long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the site became available , the University took the opportunity to purchase the long lease for development , both as a public amenity and as accommodation for the Departments of Art History and Music . |
| 2 | The base had a long history as home to the packers , as well as medical and catering units . |
| 3 | The basic rule is that if the second syllable of the verb contains a long vowel or diphthong , or if it ends with more than one consonant , that second syllable is stressed . |
| 4 | " The grave seems a long way off . " |
| 5 | The possibility of anything like that happening to the Germans seemed a long way off in those days . |
| 6 | If the final syllable of the stem contains a long vowel or diphthong , or if it ends with more than one consonant , that syllable receives the stress . |
| 7 | It was not unusual for the orderer of the Boozebuster to specify a long route back to the office to give the victim 's fellow revellers time to get back ahead of him . |
| 8 | The convent has a long tradition of illustrating cards and books with delicate hand-crafted watercolours and inscriptions . |
| 9 | Unfortunately , the driver spent a long time finding our house … ‘ |
| 10 | Talk of a realignment on the centre-left of the spectrum has a long history . |
| 11 | The Association has a long history ( dating back to the end of the last century ) , and the ESRC funded project will complement existing work on the period before 1946 . |
| 12 | This became pronounced in 1949 when the College secured a long lease on two houses , 21 and 23 Cromwell Road , into one of which they moved the Senior and Junior Common Rooms , formerly housed in a hut in Queensgate . |
| 13 | The building of the complex spanned a long period , from the foundation of the cathedral in 1063 to the completion of the campanile in 1350 , but the whole group is one stylistic unit . |
| 14 | The wooded area is nice enough but the schools have a long history of desegregation problems , and are now 88% black and 10% Hispanic . |
| 15 | The booth to the left of the entrance houses the Long Room Conservation Project . |
| 16 | Because the drivers had a long record of bad behaviour and convictions no such expectation existed here . |
| 17 | If the chemical diffuses a long way it is more like shouting and a larger number of cells could receive the signal . |
| 18 | Yes , the heads using the long reach spark plugs are better ported and valved than the earlier heads . |
| 19 | The fighting cast a long shadow over the UN peace-keeping operation in Croatia , where the first infantry units arrived over the weekend . |
| 20 | The seal spent a long time underwater , thinking . |
| 21 | On Europe , the Leader of the Opposition gave a long answer during the Queen 's Speech debate on 31 October . |
| 22 | It seemed to Lefevre that the splash took a long time in coming . |
| 23 | From the early 1920s Chiang devoted much of his attention to suppressing his communist rivals rather than forming a united front with them to resist the Japanese , but they established a strong base in the northwest following the Long March of 1934 . |
| 24 | The Norwegians choose a long ridge walk to go back to the camp and by the time they have arrived , Tony and I have decided to take the kayaks out on to the Ocean . |
| 25 | ‘ The horse has a long neck , and that helped me get back in the saddle , ’ he added . |
| 26 | The girl spent a long time wondering whether she could pluck up courage to mention she 'd thought of going to the Swimming Gala if her mother really felt there was nothing she could do . |
| 27 | The Queen heads a long list of lenders of the more than 700 objects in the exhibition . |
| 28 | A campaign for a People 's Front would detract from their attempts to influence the Labour Party , and was felt to be inspired by Lloyd George , with whom the Communists had a long standing feud , dating back to the First World War . |
| 29 | ‘ The coach arrived a long time ago ! |
| 30 | The village has a long history . |