Example sentences of "[prep] the longest " in BNC.
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| 1 | She has already established a number of landmarks in political history and psephology : the first woman Prime Minister in any major western industrial state ; the first leader since Lord Liverpool in the 1820s to win three elections in a row , and Prime Minister for the longest uninterrupted spell in the twentieth century . |
| 2 | The children who were in Pindown for the longest periods could receive more than £50,000 . |
| 3 | The Prime Minister also feels that having taken the flak for the longest recession since the war , Mr Lamont is entitled to receive the laurels when the predicted recovery begins . |
| 4 | Have you planned for the longest holiday of your life — your retirement ? |
| 5 | As it also happens to be the only drinker on the Cherwell until you get to Islip , the murderous conspiracies and dark plots which so excite the Kidlington Kops amount to nothing more than the fact that when I opened my curtains that morning I saw the sun shining in a cloudless blue sky and decided to go for the longest and most pleasant of the river walks open to me . |
| 6 | For the longest time everyone thought that people in bands were puppets and idiots . |
| 7 | I stood in the gloaming for the longest 30 seconds of my life while someone looked for a light switch . |
| 8 | Perhaps more serious is the lesson to be learned from people 's answers when they were considering loan options where APR was lowest for the longest repayment periods ( as in the second table , on p. 63 ) . |
| 9 | Hooker nearly notched another record , too — for the longest gap between hits . |
| 10 | We provide a comprehensive range of sizes to suit every yacht specification for leisure use or for the longest of passages . |
| 11 | As a new word is read from the ASCII file , the head list is searched for the longest string available from the start of the word . |
| 12 | The Gaboon viper holds the record for the longest fangs — of the snake 's 3 m ( 10 ft ) length , the fangs measure almost 3 cm ( 1 in ) . |
| 13 | Not only did they run the longest steam-hauled train ever seen on the 20-mile line since BR days , but also set a new British mileage record for the longest continuous run of Beamish Museum 's replica ‘ Locomotion ’ . |
| 14 | ‘ The reason I do n't have a band is that for the longest time I 've been disgusted with the mode that the American independent scene operates in and I do n't want to be associated with that . |
| 15 | The only difference is that , the fewer roses you have space for , the more certain you have to be that the varieties you grow give the greatest possible pleasure , for the longest possible period and with the most resistance against pest and disease . |
| 16 | In 1990 they were halted 90 miles from the Pole by wide stretches of open water.Having already travelled more than 500 miles from their starting point in Siberia , they set a record anyway for the longest unsupported polar journey.Then Sir Ranulph abandoned the polar cold for the desert heat , to find Ubar , before again teaming up with Dr Stroud for this winter 's headline-making trek to the South Pole , breaking their own record for the longest unsupported polar journey ever made.They returned in February and Sir Ranulph still can not tolerate running shoes on his frost-bitten feet , to train for his next expedition — ‘ another hot one . ’ |
| 17 | In 1990 they were halted 90 miles from the Pole by wide stretches of open water.Having already travelled more than 500 miles from their starting point in Siberia , they set a record anyway for the longest unsupported polar journey.Then Sir Ranulph abandoned the polar cold for the desert heat , to find Ubar , before again teaming up with Dr Stroud for this winter 's headline-making trek to the South Pole , breaking their own record for the longest unsupported polar journey ever made.They returned in February and Sir Ranulph still can not tolerate running shoes on his frost-bitten feet , to train for his next expedition — ‘ another hot one . ’ |
| 18 | In looking for the answers , let us begin with those citizens who have been around for the longest time — the elderly and those in later middle age . |
| 19 | Now , in terms of naming these always you go for the longest straight shape that you can , by straight straight really is in inverted commas what we should really say the longest continuous chain that you can find in other words , you 'd have to go back on yourself . |
| 20 | It has fallen most heavily and for the longest periods on the most vulnerable members of society , with a particular concentration on the young , and on unskilled or semi-skilled workers . |
| 21 | Begin the list with the projects that have been waiting to be finished for the longest period of time . |
| 22 | The winner is the one who jumps and crawls for the longest time , and he receives a blue ribbon to wear round his waist . |
| 23 | In any other case , bankruptcy proceedings must be begun in the county court for the insolvency district in which the debtor has resided or carried on business for the longest period during the six months immediately preceding the presentation of the bankruptcy petition ( r 6.9(2) ) . |
| 24 | The hon. Member for Neath ( Mr. Hain ) easily won the prize for the longest words in the debate , but that does not mean that his speech had the best content . |
| 25 | It was the kingdom of the Franks which was to exercise most influence for the longest period of time . |
| 26 | I saw her watching the girl for the longest time and finally she said , " Are those Indian beads ? " |
| 27 | Many had come to see if they could break the record for the longest uninterrrupted ride on the tidal wave . |
| 28 | It was hailed as the longest ride , but Duke was convinced a still longer ride was possible . |
| 29 | Four years ago , you may remember , Lipton signed what was heralded as the longest sponsorship deal in world sport , for the next 31 years , but there were ‘ get out ’ clauses . |
| 30 | ‘ With the third as the longest , presumably . |