Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I have been at ITN for a long time and come from a traditional news background . |
| 2 | Thus , if the goal is for your dog to eat in the car rather than the kitchen , in preparation for a long journey , move its dish a few inches a day towards the car , and then into the car . |
| 3 | In preparation for a long stay , I had several suitcases , a packing case , a cabin trunk , my portable gramophone and records , all my medical equipment . |
| 4 | Ben , whistling happily , serviced his car in preparation for the long drive North . |
| 5 | Where possible the ore , as has been mentioned , was hand dressed in preparation for the long journey to Keswick . |
| 6 | On top of that , if the FA see the Davis case as a precedent , they could be without their England striker for a long spell , while Wright could find his international claims weakened . |
| 7 | There were other reasons for the long use of the sickle . |
| 8 | If you tend to be inaccurate off the tee , remember that a tailwind usually reduces the effects of side spin on the ball so here 's your opportunity for the long drive . |
| 9 | ‘ Sir , we have been seeking his permission for a long time ; he will not give it . |
| 10 | Their new gas plants will not be on stream for several years ; they need a secure , well-priced coal contract for a long time to come . |
| 11 | It is also our intention — this differs from what has been the case for a long time — that they will be fully manned units . |
| 12 | He said he was sure Presidents Bush and Gorbachev would approve of what was happening in Germany , and believed France and Britain , who had given such support during the long and difficult years as well as ‘ our East European neighbours ’ would understand . |
| 13 | He had n't had a clothing parcel for a long time . |
| 14 | A wall that has been damp will often contain moisture for a long time after the cause has been remedied , so it is better to allow the walls to dry out naturally , although anti-damp paint could be used to allow the room to be decorated before the wall has dried out . |
| 15 | Old Frank Buchman , who kept on this course through a long life of battle , used to tell me . |
| 16 | A former miner , Joe was presented with a cheque together with good wishes for a long and happy retirement . |
| 17 | You 'll be getting no champagne for a long , long time . |
| 18 | Both government and local authorities have failed to put money into capital projects for a long long time . |
| 19 | Indeed , as the indices stubbornly refused to improve , there seemed little prospect that interest rates would not remain at this historically high level for a long period to come . |
| 20 | They must know it 's been going on at domestic and international level for a long time . |
| 21 | there 's been a lot of people that have been on that level for a long while . |
| 22 | May the Town Crier remain in the very capable hands of the college students and lecturers for a long time to come . |
| 23 | We discuss the abortion struggle for a long time . |
| 24 | Been my major struggle for a long time now . |
| 25 | A buyer for the long haul would not skate far past the optimal point and towards bankruptcy costs . |
| 26 | Then she ran her fingers through the long strands of her hair , getting rid of the worst of the tangles and flicking it back from her face . |
| 27 | By 0930 they were all in their coaches for the long journey back to Brighton , for that evening they all became civilians again and had to be ready for their ordinary jobs on Monday . |
| 28 | But his parents ' place in Hemlock Road was their base for a long time . |
| 29 | We had a stable rate base for a long time and we saw no reason to doubt that there was anything untoward in the ratings that had been made within our borough . |
| 30 | THE FOLLOWING day is Saturday , and the Inspirals rise at some unearthly hour for the long drive to San Francisco . |