Example sentences of "[adj] [vb -s] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | More over , each has a long and informative preface . |
| 2 | In this way , the learner will gain confidence , and this goes a long way to promoting safe practice if at a later time adequate guidance and support are lacking . |
| 3 | This goes a long way towards explaining the awkwardness felt by the foreign learner in conversation an awkwardness which does not seem wholly attributable to faulty or slow processing of grammar and vocabulary . |
| 4 | There is a problem with pollution with visual intrusion and noise intrusion which needs to be solved and this goes a long way towards solving it . |
| 5 | The two noddies are fairly similar , but the lesser has a longer beak and the brown , as its name suggests , has a paler brown back . |
| 6 | This takes a long time and is reflected in the price of the product . |
| 7 | Hyperactive children may ‘ grow out of it ’ in time , but this takes a long time and their behaviour tends to get worse before it gets better . |
| 8 | In order to gain reasonable competence by the simple approach , the robot has to record more than 1000 entries in the set R. This takes a long time . |
| 9 | But this takes a long time and a lot of convincing . |
| 10 | This seems a long time . |
| 11 | This provides a long and very enjoyable drink that can accompany a meal , or just be drunk for pleasure socially . |
| 12 | The University of Edinburgh is one of the ancient universities of Scotland and as such has a long and fascinating history on which to build towards a dynamic future at the forefront of teaching and research . |
| 13 | The initial pitches gave easy climbing up the low angled base , but as usual with routes having ( F6a ) and ( F6b ) moves , there were only two or three bolts a long way apart . |
| 14 | No but that takes a long while to get round . |
| 15 | But then to do it well , so that it all sounds extremely natural — so that it flows and sounds effortless — that requires a long preparation , which everyone at La Scala was happy to give it . |
| 16 | It all seems a long time ago . |
| 17 | ‘ And that seems a long way away . |
| 18 | James Diamond and Thamesdown Council say they 're confident a solution will be found — right now that seems a long way off . |
| 19 | The first reaches a long ledge ( not on the route but on the landward face ) approximately 60ft ( 18m ) above the base . |
| 20 | The 207-yard first requires a long iron or wood , but the rest are all excellent mid-iron testers . |
| 21 | All three major rail unions are affiliated to the Trades Union Congress and the Labour party , and the NUR in particular has a long tradition of sponsoring Labour MPs ( Bagwell 1982 : ch. 12 ) , ‘ equalled only by the miners ’ union' ( Eaton and Gill 1981 : 41 ) . |