Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] [adv] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hendry also possesses a greater range than Davis , who may be hamstrung by his reluctance to take on long pots . |
| 2 | There was therefore an understandable reluctance to undertake regularly long voyages to windward in rough weather . |
| 3 | Australian hydrogeologists have used radioactive isotopes as natural tracers to determine how long water resides in the Great Artesian Basin of Australia . |
| 4 | He says it is not in the interest of patients to wait so long to see a consultant . |
| 5 | In the light of these concerns , and the dismal outlook of many , it is perhaps unsurprising that only 28 per cent agreed that helping older people to live as long as possible should be a priority issue . |
| 6 | But surely it 's not possible for a man to live so long ? ’ |
| 7 | They include ‘ speed restraint points ’ ( which appear similar to speed tables or raised crossings ) ; speed control bends of more than 90 degrees deflection and with tight radii and mountable shoulders ; speed control islands to interrupt unavoidably long and straight stretches of road where speeds would otherwise be excessive ; and speed control humps , though it is warned that these ‘ ought not to be used in new housing schemes when other speed reducing features would be effective . ’ |
| 8 | But she put it up here , I think probably to make it easier , I mean if anyone 's had , I do n't know if anyone had children in the seventies when it was the fashion to wear very long skirts , or even as I find going up and down stairs in my nightie , you 're more than likely to fall and break a leg and the baby 's neck at the same time , if you wear a long skirt . |
| 9 | He admired so many qualities in Fisher : the shrewdness about people , the grasp of practical problems , the ability to work very long hours , the patience under abuse from the press , the humility which went with a cocksureness that was not arrogance . |