Example sentences of "[verb] long [noun pl] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The agricultural working class , deprived of a subsistence on the land by the enclosures of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries , thronged to the cities of the Midlands and the North where the economics of laissez-faire forced them to work long hours in wretched conditions for miserable wages , and threw them out of employment altogether as soon as there was a downturn in the market . |
| 2 | So I respected him , and was glad to work long hours in his stuffy little offices , learning better Spanish and the workings of a paper ; learning also something about Porua , whom I studied with almost servile interest . |
| 3 | This restricts arbitrage requiring the short selling of shares to those traders who initially hold long positions in many of the shares in the relevant index , such as large market makers or institutional investors . |
| 4 | All this could be done by giving a life estate to the head of the family ; with the remainder to his sons successively in tail-male , with remainder to the daughters in tail , subject to a rentcharge in favour of the life tenant 's widow upon his death , and in favour of any other persons desired to be benefited ; and with power to the trustees to create long leases in the property for the purpose of charging the lease in order to provide portions for younger sons and daughters who did not inherit the land . |
| 5 | Often different coral species grow beside one another , mingled with sea pens arching above and beds of anemones that wave long tentacles in the current . |
| 6 | For the first time she found herself wondering whether he had resented not only Hugo but all the family , and whether that subsequent betrayal could have had long roots in the soil of an old envy . |
| 7 | Feeding on an abundant sedentary prey ( several years ' supply may be found within 1 m , ) , there is little stimulus for great activity and dog-whelks may spend long periods in much the same place . |
| 8 | Among the reasons given for this conclusion were that the system imposes long delays in obtaining foreign exchange for essential imports , thus putting a brake on exports ; that the rate of exchange was not adjusted sufficiently ; and that in the absence of retention rights the exporters had lost their motivation for exporting . |
| 9 | It takes long hours in the laboratory to convert deadly greenery into a possible lifesaver . |
| 10 | During the period of his studies , he was laid low by tuberculosis , and spent long periods in the sanatorium undergoing treatment . |
| 11 | After this he spent long periods in Madeira until his death in 1907 . |
| 12 | He trained as a painter in Vienna , spent long periods in Russia and France and became one of Hungary 's leading Romantic painters and illustrators . |
| 13 | He spent long hours in the House of Commons and he was skilful at the quiet conduct of minor business . |
| 14 | We spent long hours in stationary trains in railway-sidings , in grey towns under greyer skies . |
| 15 | For reasons not apparent he had become a reformed character : he worked diligently and spent long hours in the laboratory . |
| 16 | A greater number than would be expected have spent long periods in plaster casts because of bone injuries , or for correction of congenital malformations . |
| 17 | As the vast majority of patients are elderly and have spent long periods in hospital , it is unrealistic to expect them to live independently or improve dramatically on discharge . |
| 18 | Often , and particularly with those individuals who have spent long hours in heavy manual labour , there has perhaps not been the time or energy to develop such interests or hobbies . |
| 19 | Mrs Burnett seems to have taken marital and maternal duties lightly , and though she did not formally end the marriage until 1898 , from early days she made a practice of absenting herself from her family , often for months on end , travelling in North America and Europe , and spending long periods in England , where she moved in high society and had many literary friends , Henry James and Israel Zangwill [ qq.v. ] among them . |
| 20 | Sometimes she rests long minutes in the grass forest |
| 21 | He had gone to Peterborough and worked long hours in a canning factory only so that he could own this bike . |
| 22 | However , the government 's threat to withhold payment on contracts with European companies if sanctions were imposed was discounted by many firms which had already encountered long delays in payment . |
| 23 | Poor management of beds meant long delays in admissions , said the report on King 's College Hospital , London . |
| 24 | In the past it has been difficult for them to have long runs in the team . ’ |
| 25 | Sometimes she wrote long letters in French to Monsieur Héger , but no letters came from him . |
| 26 | They may suffer long delays in reaching hospital and are likely to be treated by junior doctors , says a survey of 15,000 victims , carried out at 33 hospitals . |
| 27 | Transparently clear , all the country in a deep russet dress , long , vividly bright , horizontal sunshine casting long shadows in the morning ; a dull midday and then a divine evening . |
| 28 | Against this Foucault contrasts the work of the Annales school which analyses long continuities in certain social forms : |
| 29 | Tertiary , prevention … would aim at avoiding the worst consequences of a child actually having to spend long periods in substitute care . |
| 30 | The fact that many prisoners have routinely had to spend long periods in their cells without access to a toilet , having to use chamber pots and queue up to ‘ slop out ’ , has been a potent symbol of the squalor of British prisons . |