Example sentences of "and [noun] [prep] [art] long [noun] " in BNC.

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1 May the Town Crier remain in the very capable hands of the college students and lecturers for a long time to come .
2 At dinner in the evenings , she and Stephen sat at the head and foot of the long dining table , with his mother between them , ignoring Tamar and monopolising her son 's attention .
3 In terms of pupils development , a database should be seen as an integral part of an assignment and part of a long term , cross-curricular development of information skills .
4 Expenditure on research assistants might also save a significant degree of time and money in the long run .
5 Use the Charts to help narrow your selection of suitable lenders , which will save considerable time and money in the long run .
6 It would seem to me that if you 've got to prove a case that there that it is the place of last resort , and that place of last resort has got to be at least five thousand dwellings , you are in a place where there is absolute massive growth of demand , and improbably no one has been able to meet a five year supply of housing land , if you are to meet it in the term , if y if those are the criteria to meeting the terms of th of this sort of plan , and in fact what I would submit is that a new settlement solution is very much a part and parcel of a long term solution , and that 's where essentially the County strategy is quite right in proposing a new settlement in the context of the greenbelt , because also greenbelt is a long term solution .
7 ‘ One-play competitively as much as possible … two — learn from your matches … three — go back and practice for the long term future of your game .
8 Results of the IS900- and IS902-PCR on the long term cultures are shown in the Table .
9 Autoradiographs illustrating the results of IS900- and IS902-PCR on the long term cultures are shown in Figures 2 and 3 .
10 Most outdoor pursuits are available and cater for all ages and abilities — from a gentle riverside stroll and picnic to a long distance hike , climbing and caving , fishing for trout and salmon , bird watching and falconry , canoeing , horseriding and mountain biking .
11 My mother , not believing in idleness and thinking of the long months that lay ahead of me , decided I should learn embroidery .
12 Erm I know , like you do these and er I mean I , I 've heard about Alan and Sue for a long time , I know they 're having a lot of bother , you know with the decorating and all that .
13 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 .
14 Seeing the couple 's arrival and the manner in which Madeleine was clinging to Harry 's arm as they left the car , he persuaded his friend up to his bedroom on the grounds that he must want a wash and brush-up after the long journey .
15 You do n't say ? wrecking one cherished wish after another , until she was reduced to longing desperately for just an end to the regular death of the street-corner parting , the fear and loneliness of the long walk home .
16 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 .
17 ‘ I do n't remember anything except carrying a tray of tea and cake down a long corridor . ’
18 The flower arrangement from the Society is beautiful and will give pleasure and remembrance for a long time .
19 The flower arrangement from the Society is beautiful and will give pleasure and remembrance for a long time .
20 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 .
21 Putting on weight as fat deposits — food and fuel for the long journey ahead — their entire bodies become covered with mucus in preparation for the miles of slithering travel .
22 Hartnell have designed their first bridal collection , prices start at ‘ 1,250 for a short dress and £1,950 for a long dress .
23 But finally there was a victory , a quiet one in his own breast , and something like the elevation of disdain over stupidity and meanness , and rest after the long battle .
24 Jimmy Smith polled ten per cent … surprisingly he was beaten by Steve Coppell … but the top two were way ahead … second big Billy Hamilton the ex United striker … and top by a long way the man who could n't live at the Manor with the Maxwells …
25 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 .
26 It will bring with it joy and self-satisfaction in the long run .
27 The profit diagram of the ‘ short ’ share investment reveals the exact opposite relationship between price and profit as the long share investment .
28 What is suggested here may seem tedious and unnecessary , but it saves time and frustration in the long run , and makes the checking itself more effective and fruitful .
29 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 .
30 But out on the wide , untidy expanse behind the drying green and the wash houses the children must have forgotten , for we play tig and hide-and-seek in the long grass , running about in gangs of indiscriminate age and religion .
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