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Example sentences of "and [noun pl] [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	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 .
3	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 .
4	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 .
5	At Key Stage 2 pupils will go on to look at further examples , such as work or leisure , and changes over a longer timespan .
6	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 .
7	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 .
8	Joseph had been the guardian of the women and children throughout the long march , and though he conferred constantly with the other headmen , the whites regarded him as the figurehead of the Nez Perce resistance .
9	Fur collar hunched round his shoulders , flat hat askew , he was surrounded by a background warm with a sense of movement , an atmosphere thronged with the memories and moments of a long life .
10	She , and her fellow patients , were then shown to Anstey Ward , which will accommodate 24 elderly men and women on a long term rehabilitation basis .