Example sentences of "[adv] for long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The function of these forceful propulsive waves seems chiefly that of shifting a relatively large quantity of intraluminal content aborally for long distances within the colonic lumen , thereby determining a right-to-left gradient important for the initiation of defecation . |
| 2 | Many other jobs involve ‘ hard stress ’ of this latter kind — foreign exchange dealers and nurses work intensely for long hours . |
| 3 | The 20-mile chalk stream has dwindled to a trickle , and it dried up altogether for long periods in the past three drought years , after the drilling of six drinking water boreholes by the Thames Water Authority ( now the Thames Water company ) lowered the water table . |
| 4 | Like all long-term coughers he had developed a noise-reducing technique , and all that could be heard was a chuck-chuck-chuck sound that would go on for long minutes at a time , gradually winding down like a clockwork drummer until every scrap of air was squeezed out of his poor concrete lungs . |
| 5 | Food , of course , remains a topic of passionate concern — the focus of minor complaints and disagreements which rumble on for long periods — and outbursts of contentment which are extremely short-lived . |
| 6 | Kitchen floors need to be tough enough to withstand all sorts of spills , grease and damp , comfortable enough to stand on for long periods , and handsome to look at . |
| 7 | Anticoagulant drugs safe enough for long term use to help prevent heart disease are under development by almost every drug company , Huber said . |
| 8 | Hospitality : More beds are needed especially to accommodate the German team on Thursday , Friday and Saturday nights , and a few for Friday night only for long distance Medau performers — please ask in your classes ( ten mile radius from Croydon or along the route from Dover preferred ) and send offers to . |
| 9 | Comparison with experimental results for poly ( methyl acrylate ) shows validity only for longer values of the relaxation and retardation times . |
| 10 | The cost should average out at about £6 per page , less for longer runs , but you will have to allow for the extra time . |
| 11 | She would go off alone for long walks over the cliffs — something she had never done before in winter . |
| 12 | avoid sitting down for long periods |
| 13 | Avoid sitting down for long periods without a break . |
| 14 | If he did that , some of our constituents might receive benefits , and the people involved in crime might get sent down for longer periods . |
| 15 | Once they were married adults they settled down for longer periods . |
| 16 | So for long periods a deep soil gathers at the foot of most slopes . |
| 17 | Seven days treatment with a cumulative dose of dexamethasone equivalent to 0.75 g prednisolone has been followed by osteonecrosis with the appearance of symptoms two years later , whereas most patients receiving steroids , do so for long periods and in higher doses without developing articular symptoms . |
| 18 | Inevitably , men pushed together for long periods of time became edgy and , by the time the prison was freed from the grip of the snow , three men had been knifed ( one of whom had lost a kidney ) and another had been beaten severely with a pool cue . |
| 19 | Some elderly people suffer from iron deficiency due to a very slight , and sometimes unrecognisable , blood loss from such conditions as piles , diverticulitis , hiatus hernia — and occasionally bleeding from the stomach , if they have been taking aspirin for rheumatism daily for long periods , and this may cause anaemia . |
| 20 | I , and indeed a lot of other people , feel that this is going to happen sooner than you think , and that many of you will be happily using the train in the near future , especially for longer journeys . |
| 21 | While it seems that there may often be only one candidate , especially for longer words , there will be more than one on a significant number of occasions . |
| 22 | Her parents lived in another part of the country and her husband was in the army and away for long periods of time . |
| 23 | Obvious examples are travelling or living abroad , the husband having to be away for long periods , having to relocate , changing children 's schools at an awkward stage in their career , having to do a lot of company entertaining . |
| 24 | Even with Concorde I 'm away for long periods nowadays . ’ |
| 25 | But there really is such a thing as overtime for long days . |
| 26 | More funds were required generally for longer opening hours ; more paid staff was wanted as was more training . |
| 27 | Some parents may already use a variation of this procedure by sending children to their rooms , but this is usually for long periods to get the children out of their way . |
| 28 | On average , men and women had 1.3 and 2.1 absences per person per year respectively for short spells and 0.1 and 0.3 absences per person per year respectively for long spells . |
| 29 | The most obvious clue to its presence is its movement , so in order for its camouflage to work it must be prepared to remain very still for long periods of time , or at least to alter its position very slowly and gently . |
| 30 | Put three drops in your palms ( more for long hair ) and smooth through hair to restore tired locks . |