Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And both have been designed to enable you to hold them for long periods of time . |
| 2 | But who can tell the damage we do to our writing voices when we roughly silence them for long stretches ? |
| 3 | In the afternoons , my servant , Tabby , took them for long walks on the moors behind the house . |
| 4 | In any case , why should someone with short hair styled by the most recently qualified , pay as much as someone with long hair looked after by their most expert ? |
| 5 | She was in search of a closer knowledge of her great-uncle , and here were informed friends of his , one of them of long standing , who could surely tell her a great part of what she wanted to know . |
| 6 | While Maud rested on balconies overlooking Lake Garda , the Matterhorn , the Bay of Naples and the Tuileries Gardens , James took himself for long walks . |
| 7 | Dee makes plenty of long journeys to clubs all over the country usually in a hired Ford Fiesta , as he does n't own a car . |
| 8 | He did five himself in Long Kesh in the early seventies for planting a bomb . |
| 9 | Flooding : The effect by which at long exposures large background areas are seen as white ( spreading affects only the edge of objects ) . |
| 10 | She with long hair . ’ |
| 11 | Those of you with long memories will have spotted that sometimes we have recycled some of Margaret Riley 's magazine covers from over 2 years ago . |
| 12 | Those of you with long memories will remember Robert Rankin 's previous incarnation with Pan . |
| 13 | The fact you feel the company is exploiting you with long hours of work and low pay is no reason to exploit the company with expense abuse . |
| 14 | Buy a puzzle book and take it with you on long journeys in the car , or on public transport , or to use in your lunch hour at work . |
| 15 | Martin Casey , ‘ Perspex ’ business manager in the Acrylics Business describes it : ‘ Because extruded sheet is made by a continuous process that lends itself to long runs , it is offered in only a limited range of colours and thicknesses . |
| 16 | But an element of rationing can override this tendency : when people know that their budgets will stand only a certain level of instalment payment , that forces them into longer repayment schedules than they would otherwise choose . |
| 17 | You can get them with long pins each si have them standing up the board and then you have another board , a board with a so you can |
| 18 | You can make up round tables from cheap wood and cover them with long cloths and changeable overcloths . |
| 19 | Ward 's voice was saying something about long distance aircraft , Gómez answering him more audibly , ‘ It 's not possible . |
| 20 | The one with long hair ? ? |
| 21 | A medium-sized brown owl , the only one with long ear tufts , noticeably longer than Short-eared Owl 's . |
| 22 | ‘ They included everything from long jump and discus to middle-distance running , ’ she said . |
| 23 | It was tacitly agreed between them from long experience . |
| 24 | There were five boats moored to the shored-up bank , all with names beginning Duke , hung with bright blue fenders that had n't saved them from long scratches and stains . |
| 25 | 8 Get some air-bricks and put them in long grass or under bushes . |
| 26 | ‘ A lover of nature , he was no lover of solitude , and like many whose occupations condemn them to long silences he seized eagerly on all opportunities of conversation . ’ |
| 27 | In the decade after 1833 it became apparent that the district courts , which had original jurisdiction in all civil cases and most criminal ones , were unable to handle the litigation brought before them without long delays . |
| 28 | She patiently gammed him for long minutes ; fondling his testicles with one hand , and exploring the cleft of his arse with the other . |
| 29 | Lifting his head , Leo stared at her for long moments , then , with another of his funny smiles , he murmured softly , ‘ Take care , ’ and he was gone . |
| 30 | His expression blank , he stared at her for long moments . |