Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [verb] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think that only by maximising long periods of REM , or dream sleep , will we be able to summon up this demon of yours . |
| 2 | ‘ I was a very pretty boy , ’ Jeffrey Bernard admits , adding that being picked up by Minton was a little like becoming Long John Silver 's parrot . |
| 3 | Far from spending long hours on the tiles hunting , scavenging and generally having a high old time with their pals , as tradition and practice dictate , they should be indoors tucked up . |
| 4 | It is in these areas that Save The Children has consistently moved forward through developing long term strategies which are being added to and developed year after year . |
| 5 | The County Council believes this approach represents the most appropriate way forward in assessing long term employment land requirements . |
| 6 | The detachment forms up close to the main unit where it can offer support , either by using long range weapons such as bows or hand guns , or by employing hand-to-hand weapons to threaten an advancing enemy 's exposed flanks . |