Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [to-vb] long " in BNC.

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1 Only two patients in this study failed to achieve long term functional success .
2 Recently , one of the Orandas started to spend long spells at the water surface .
3 Nkrumah continued to despatch long letters of brotherly advice to the Prime Minister of the Congo but the situation had passed beyond both of them .
4 Once collected and properly packaged , these precious cargoes had to survive long voyages , often in the intimate care of the ship 's captain .
5 Crash girl set to win long battle
6 Without bothering to close the door , Ludovico began to make long and passionate love to her , teaching her how to take and give pleasure in ways she had never dreamed of .
7 Despite the implementation of a Factory Act in 1916 and growing agitation in the early 1920s , many urban workers continued to work long hours for meagre wages in unhealthy and dangerous environments , and live on inadequate nourishment in slum conditions .
8 Mr Thompson said butchers would be unhappy if their meat had to travel long distances .
9 The remaining operating staff had to work long hours preparing and implementing an evacuation programme for school children , an exercise in which the trams played their part in getting them to the main line railway stations on the first part of their journey away from London .
10 The revolution was so anarchical and disorganized that the Duma had to think long and hard before agreeing to support it .
11 Whereas they all currently specialise either in advanced academic credit-bearing courses of one or two years , or in short courses for groups who often have little or no contact with each other , Northern College 's founders hoped to combine long courses with ten-week courses so that students would benefit from having the continuity of learning associated with the long courses alongside the fresher experiences and perceptions of students on short courses .
12 At the County Ground … the referee had to think long and hard about allowing the game to go on … the pitch was wet and heavy …
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