Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [prep] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | As for the human rights record of Saudi Arabia , Amnesty reports the detention of political prisoners for long periods without trial — eleven have been incarcerated since 1979 . |
| 2 | As for the human rights record of Saudi Arabia , Amnesty reports the detention of political prisoners for long periods without trial — eleven have been incarcerated since 1979 . |
| 3 | I could see that he would not enter that field by long hours of practice , as he had an impulsive nature . |
| 4 | I think that would depend on the species would n't it and the , and the local conditions , for example in that erm case I mentioned in yesterday 's lecture monogamous birds with long breeding groups where you get desertion . |
| 5 | We 'd better hurry , though , they 'll be striking camp ere long . ’ |
| 6 | Standing by the table was a tall , upright , stately figure with long , white flowing hair . |
| 7 | There was a minor , uninfluential theme in his posthumous reputation that he had come by abnormally horny knees from long hours in prayer . |
| 8 | The greater absolute numbers of elderly people have been absorbed by the growing private sector despite a simultaneous collapse of long term provision in the NHS , and this has been widely attributed to the impact of the central government funding system for private residential care . |
| 9 | More innovative styling for long hair from Carlos Galico in Madrid , Spain |
| 10 | It will be a very long time before the actual causes of war are entirely removed , if ever , but a truly human religion would change the historic misuse of long established religions , and serve as a counter to war , not provide justification for it . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Mark in 3cm from each side of long base edge , and mark 1cm from each side of top edge . |
| 13 | Social institutions of long standing sustain their own value systems . |
| 14 | I can also report to congress that at last there are some signs at long last of some kind of recovery in the building materials industry very early days yet but some companies are actually beginning to go back to full-time working and in one or two cases are actually starting to take on additional , er , employees . |
| 15 | But meanwhile , the hospital workers had been dug in for another kind of long war which ca n't be won the miners ' way . |
| 16 | The rough this week is knee-high and punishing , placing a high premier on long straight hitting , especially off the tee . |
| 17 | Some prisoners at Long Lartin jail near Evesham in Worcestershire should be in hospital , not a prison cell , say prison officers . |
| 18 | In a study of the use of British Rail for long journeys , a random sample of households is selected and each member is asked to list all railway journeys over 40 miles taken in the last 12 months . |
| 19 | For this kind of caring is often seen as the dignified proper response to long years of partnership and is realistically faced as a price that can be gladly paid for past happiness . |
| 20 | A few birds with long beaks were poking around by the water : how come they stay so clean when they 're always delving in the mud ? |
| 21 | In 1984 Siegel reported 22 cases with long term stenting ( >3 months ) , two patients ahd the proximal end of the pigtail placed accidentally within the gall bladder , all remained asymptomatic for a mean of 16.3 months . |
| 22 | There are analogous risks with long positions ; those with net holdings of stock lose when bond prices fall . |
| 23 | I 'm delighted to have secured this deal at long last . |
| 24 | The Board considers that until resources and the allocation of priorities permit these reviews of existing standards to be undertaken , this amendment will remove an inconsistency between two standards that could inhibit proper accounting for long term post-retirement obligations and allow preparers of financial statements to adopt the most appropriate accounting treatment in their particular circumstances of the often complex matters dealt with by these standards . |
| 25 | The medium contains a high concentration of long chain polyunsaturated fats , similar to those found in some natural vegetable products . |
| 26 | Data were downloaded on to magnetic tape for long term storage . |
| 27 | ‘ It is a drug used in medicine since 1935 and its serious side-effects are rare even when it is prescribed at high concentrations for long periods . |
| 28 | Dose dependent effects of long term ingestion of small amounts of gliadin in coeliac disease children : a clinical and jejunal morphometric study |
| 29 | Medium-sized brown waders. with long bill and short legs , breeding in marshes , bogs , damp meadows , wet moors and heaths ; in winter at freshwater margins with fairly thick vegetation . |
| 30 | single broken lines with long markings and short gaps with the middle , in the middle of the road is the hazard warning lines , do not cross it unless you can see that the road well ahead is clear . |