Example sentences of "and [pron] [vb mod] [verb] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a very clear day and we could see a long way . |
| 2 | and they can walk a long way |
| 3 | The house seemed to stand in a field near the top of a hill , and they could see a long way . |
| 4 | ‘ And they 'd go a long way to ‘ elp ‘ im if ever ‘ e ‘ ad a problem . ’ |
| 5 | Now that will be hard , that needs a good deal of thought and it 'll take a long time . |
| 6 | A few young people are really ‘ stuck ’ on glue or products and it may take a long time to help them . |
| 7 | There are frictions in the markets for capital , labour , and products , and it may take a long time for changes in the pattern of demand to work their way through the system . |
| 8 | Companies which find it more difficult because it 's the centre of their existence , erm , are clearly looking at the situation , but will actually take a very long time to move to the position which you , in your particular group would like them to occupy , and I understand that , changing in I C I is rather different from changing at I B M , and er , therefore it takes longer , but I do see a a consciousness , it 's the same conscious , you 're impatient for change , quite rightly , companies of course , have to keep their employees in an earning capacity , at the same time , er , move towards the position which you would like to them to do , and it may take a long time , but I accept your point , which is with some companies , then in fact , your clearly going to get attention of some kind . |
| 9 | Once food has cooled to 5°C or colder , if any food poisoning bacteria are present most will grow only very slowly and it would take a long time for them to reach large enough numbers to cause a problem . |
| 10 | The Eradicator may well be the solution ; tests conducted by Ray have certainly proved encouraging , and it would take a long string of coincidences to attain the results he has achieved by any other means . |
| 11 | Two cartons , and it will keep a long time , even with no fridge . |