Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] on long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leading edges have been pulled into parabolic curves by a combination of tailoring the sail and strong tension on long and unsupported leading edge spars.This is both cosmetic and practical , as it can convert the conical camber to cylindrical camber . |
| 2 | The rough this week is knee-high and punishing , placing a high premier on long straight hitting , especially off the tee . |
| 3 | This emphasis on long time-spans raises the question of whether a national space programme constitutes an example of policy or planning or both . |
| 4 | To prepare for the role she followed the Method actors and sought out suburban wives on Long Island . |
| 5 | Through this work she met and married a dashing test pilot who was the son of a wealthy Boston brain surgeon , had two children and lived in some style on Long Island where Jack spent many holiday breaks , lapping up the upper-class luxury . |
| 6 | Another Bar report , this time on long fraud trials , published in January this year , suggested the formal introduction of plea bargains , and found that the practice was approved by most members of the Bar and of the Judiciary . |
| 7 | I become aware of hands — huge flappers with tiny bulges on long branches . |
| 8 | Sleek styling on long hair from the team at Salon Works International |
| 9 | It had bony armour along its back , and was able to run in rapid spurts on long legs . |
| 10 | As for Provincial , if you were visiting an area in which you were not quite sure what to expect , you might find Mark 1 or 2 ( the latter air conditioned or otherwise ) locomotive-hauled rakes of various lengths and compositions , first-generation multiple units ( anything from one to nine cars , riding roughly but still with forward and rear vision ) , or the latest Sprinters , plain , super or express , many with privately run buffet-trolley service on long cross-country journeys . |
| 11 | An image of a wild rider , white clay on long hair , circling the pyre where her lover lay . |
| 12 | Although the passengers in the ‘ sardine box railway ’ had to sit facing each other on long benches in light too dim to read a newspaper , they could breathe . |
| 13 | Not such a great idea on long flights as it tends to cut off circulation in several different places . |
| 14 | Romantic styling on long , luxurious hair from Schwarzkopf |
| 15 | Kim said , but wait a minute , there was a pile of blankets in the back ( which Dod used to cushion his full kit on long runs ) and we could lay those out and maybe cuddle up for warmth . |
| 16 | The Pembertons clearly have the edge over others in the group , bearing much more bloom on long arching canes , and heavily scented . |
| 17 | Our guide was there to meet us , his silver hair outshone only by the enormity of his rucsac containing about twenty-five flags on long poles . |
| 18 | Nowadays , though , top sailors use the harnesses to rest their weary arms on long races . |
| 19 | Late single Typical tulip-shaped flowers on long stems . |
| 20 | Carry spares and jet-cleaning prickers on long trips . |
| 21 | Other groups will form a parade , and travel in single file on long journeys , or sometimes in open square or hollow circle shapes . |
| 22 | In June 1905 an older was placed with the Brush Electrical Engineering Company ( which was associated with the B.E.T. ) , for thirty two cars on long wheel-base radial trucks . |
| 23 | Support of this kind was to enable Leopold to take his two young children on long musical tours throughout their formative years , tours which exposed them to a variety of European cultures and styles and which were consequently to direct the course of Mozart 's development as a musician . |
| 24 | The leaves are arranged in two rows on long , trailing stems . |
| 25 | Trowark joined his father Jelbert and brother Jago on the fishing boats of Newlyn and in time learnt to knit — a craft popular among fishermen of the day as a way of passing time on long voyages . |
| 26 | THE ROBERTS WORKING PARTY ON LONG FRAUD TRIALS |
| 27 | The Committee set up the Roberts Working Party on Long Fraud Trials . |
| 28 | Although certain other lines had their own Royal vehicles and carried our own and foreign Royalty more frequently than the LNWR , it was in the main the Wolverton LNWR and later LMSR train that carried the Royal family on long railway journeys . |