Example sentences of "of [art] [noun sg] [verb] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Out of the shed came a long , low , yellow-and-brown animal . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The teaching session ends in late June once the degree examinations are over ; and , for the undergraduate , the remainder of the year constitutes the long vacation . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Freedom of the press has a long history , but it is only since 1980 that the right to communicate and the freedom that it entails has been seen as the very centre of human rights , and indeed as a precondition for a meaningful implementation of other human rights . |
| 6 | Talk of a realignment on the centre-left of the spectrum has a long history . |
| 7 | It is of no consequence once it is accepted that the God to serve humanity originated at the moment that life first became manifest , and combined with the material of the universe to start the long process of producing living creatures with the capacity to enjoy life and all that that involves . |
| 8 | The study of the state has a long history in the social sciences . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | If the development of the unit spans a long period it will be essential to make use of new developments of this kind . |
| 11 | The booth to the left of the entrance houses the Long Room Conservation Project . |
| 12 | On the contrary , the idea of the Kingdom had a long history in the life of Israel , and the coming of Christ coincided with a feverish wave of expectancy within the nation . |
| 13 | Social theory of the family has a long history of debate on structural explanations , that is on whether family types adapt as appropriate to the social and economic world . |
| 14 | On Europe , the Leader of the Opposition gave a long answer during the Queen 's Speech debate on 31 October . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | The actual construction of a carpet goes a long way to determining how long it will keep its original appearance . |
| 17 | The Duke has agreed to become patron of an appeal to secure the long term future of the new theatre . |