Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [prep] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Food , of course , remains a topic of passionate concern — the focus of minor complaints and disagreements which rumble on for long periods — and outbursts of contentment which are extremely short-lived . |
| 2 | A new sense of harmony is unlikely to be developed if bored parents have to wait endlessly in long queues to see teachers . |
| 3 | Thus even bottom-dwelling molluscs can be dispersed widely over long distances , and are quick to colonize vacant sites that appear in the ocean ( new volcanic islands like Surtsey , for example ) . |
| 4 | Kitchen floors need to be tough enough to withstand all sorts of spills , grease and damp , comfortable enough to stand on for long periods , and handsome to look at . |
| 5 | There , women sat squeezed together on long wooden benches . |
| 6 | High rocky cliffs pitted with little sandy coves melt away into long stretches of silvery beach . |
| 7 | He believed that the surface of the earth changed gradually over long periods of time , and saw that such changes would have an effect not only upon the physical environment to which living things were exposed , but upon the possibility of migration to new locations . |
| 8 | The ability to communicate cheaply over long distances will reduce the need for workers to commute to offices . |
| 9 | Something under the bed moved softly , rustling like a woman walking past in long skirts — or a soft breeze in high trees . |
| 10 | We get caught out with long balls to where our defender has just come from . |
| 11 | In these scenes , Greenaway 's camera stops moving and his technique , alternating awkwardly between long shots and close-ups , seems ragged and inadequate . |
| 12 | She had looked forward to long satisfying talks with him , when she could tell all about her feelings and all the worries she had kept to herself for so long , but it was not easy for Joe to spend time alone with her . |
| 13 | He says research has shown that many people would be incapable of driving safely over long distances in the early afternoon even after one drink . |
| 14 | Inevitably , men pushed together for long periods of time became edgy and , by the time the prison was freed from the grip of the snow , three men had been knifed ( one of whom had lost a kidney ) and another had been beaten severely with a pool cue . |
| 15 | I dropped in on long sessions of talk , putting the world to rights — after all that was supposed to be one of the main aspects of college education was n't it ? |
| 16 | Spanish and Portuguese membership came only after long talks , and was expected to put greater pressures on the Social and Regional Funds , as well as increasing the costs of the CAP . |
| 17 | Indeed , talk to any manager and he or she already has common-sense theories of motivation , often built up over long periods of observing people at work . |
| 18 | This itself is built up from long chains of sugar and phosphate molecules to which are attached nitrogen-containing molecules called the nucleotide bases . |
| 19 | Another material used for guttering is aluminium , which is sometimes joined with silicone or butyl-based sealants and sometimes put up in long lengths by the supplier . |
| 20 | In the good , old-fashioned days text was sent off to be typeset and came back in long strips called galleys . |
| 21 | Vincent Hickey , 38 , was moved out of Long Lartin top security jail last weekend after he was found bleeding from razor slash injuries , but is now refusing food at Birmingham 's Winson Green jail . |
| 22 | ‘ No doubt you speak out of long experience , ’ said the abbot . |
| 23 | and came out of Long Beach we 'll miss it |
| 24 | Came out of Long Beach Road we 'll miss it . |
| 25 | Neither did the men gliding by in long jellabas and pointed hoods . |
| 26 | WITH the approach of Memorial Day , the official start of summer , all right-thinking Americans are looking forward to long days at the beach . |
| 27 | It holds 4 fl ozs , and enables you to drink conveniently on long runs . |
| 28 | Although a couple of David Platt 's efforts have derived from shots on the edge of the penalty area , as indeed did Paul Merson 's debut goal in Prague , the general rule is that England are not scoring enough from long range . |
| 29 | Claudia woke up slowly , opening her eyes and closing them immediately against the light that poured in through long narrow windows . |
| 30 | The leaves are narrow , long up to 4ins ( 10cms ) , long , ribbon-shaped , bright green , growing opposite on long , branching stems . |