Example sentences of "[verb] long [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | She never saw her father again , but after Georg Wilhelm 's death a certain relaxation took place , her mother being permitted long visits to her court at Ahlden . |
| 2 | Marshall ( 1987 ) follows Mandel ( 1975 ) in relating long waves to major shifts in the wider economy , and especially to movements in the rate of profit , but goes beyond Mandel in trying to make the theory less deterministic . |
| 3 | No man finds it easy to sleep the night before a battle , Charlie had been told , and many used the time to write long letters to their loved ones at home ; some even had the courage to make a will . |
| 4 | A shift to simple wholesome living could bring long life to many more . |
| 5 | Wee begin owr long March to Wimble wembley next tuesday when we take on hifiying Clutton Town in the preliminary liminary first Qualifying Round of the Fa cup . |
| 6 | Lawn rake The most common type is fan-shaped with close-set wire tines and is used gently to remove surface rubbish from the lawn and to lift long stems to blade height so they will be cut off . |
| 7 | Moreover , although the astrolabe enabled long calculations to be avoided , the computing of planetary positions , for example , for casting a horoscope , still involved a considerable amount of work . |
| 8 | Yet the overwhelming opinion is that a significant proportion of lung cancer deaths in the UK are caused by radon , and that people who are likely to have long exposure to high radon levels are at extreme risk . |
| 9 | Then he 'd write long letters to Richard , telling precisely how long the train journey took and describing colourfully the other people with whom he shared the carriage . |
| 10 | Like several such places it was a quiet little charity school until the railways came and boys could travel long distances to school and the Victorian needs of parents turned it over two decades into a modern and reputable independent school . |
| 11 | As we shall see , a similar debate is taking place amongst those who are trying to link long waves to theories of geographical change . |
| 12 | In the use of the theories to analyse developments within the UK , however , there have been attempts to link long waves to the changing nature and pattern of uneven development . |
| 13 | Not only must the cells differentiate into a wide variety of cell types such as cartilage and neurons , but they have to migrate long distances to very special sites in the embryo . |
| 14 | Baby elephants are sent long distances to be put under Daphne 's care , and her love and knowledge ensure their survival and eventual rehabilitation . |
| 15 | The only part-time farmer travelled long distances to his work but was self-employed and could therefore choose his days away . |
| 16 | These young girls , who often travelled long distances to their first position , frequently endured agonies of loneliness and bewilderment . |