Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In some climates , outdoor workers have to be trained to take protective measures against exposure to long periods of sunlight leading to dehydration because of perspiration loss ; or to heat stroke ; or after long exposure , to an increasing rise in the incidence of skin cancer ( Nichols , 1988 ) . |
| 2 | A market overt is a market , constituted under statute , by royal charter or by long standing custom . |
| 3 | It is therefore not unlikely that before long Parliament may abolish the ultra vires rule in company law altogether . |
| 4 | It is also very good with a buoyant or pop-up boilie set-up and for long range work casts slightly better than the side-hooked option . |
| 5 | Our own disputes about Sunday trading ignore the fact that most of our Community partners close shops and museums at weekends , often on Mondays , and for long lunch breaks . |
| 6 | It was large and of long standing . |
| 7 | The institution of bishops he defends as convenient and of long standing , rather than as based on Apostolic succession . |
| 8 | One was about 20 , 5ft 8in tall and with long side burns . |
| 9 | Hedgelaying Competition , go along and find out more about the traditional skill of hedgelaying with hand tools , Long Acre Wood , park at Lamesley Parish Church and walk up Smithy Lane and into Long Acre Wood near the Saw Mill , follow the marked route to the hedge , 1.30pm . |
| 10 | and along Long Beach |
| 11 | Pronouncing Congress to be ‘ a microscopic minority ’ , he began to give thought to ways of preventing this minority from poisoning the minds of the majority , especially those of the vast array of native collaborators — the patwaris and the chowkidars , the stationmasters and the clerks — on which British rule so visibly depended ; and before long attendance by government employees at meetings of Congress or any other political organization was made illegal . |
| 12 | The often awkward transition from playing covers to playing original material went without a hitch , and before long REM were providing backing on their first album . |
| 13 | Reliable domestiques are the stars ' most valued comrades — and by long tradition they share the stars ' winnings . |
| 14 | A full remission was maintained by avoidance of dairy products but in long term follow up the sensitivity was not persistent . |
| 15 | These were very much in the tradition of the older polyphonic laudi , but before long imitation and chromaticism appeared in Oratorian laudi and by the end of the century an element of dramatic dialogue which was to flower into the full-blown ‘ oratorio ’ . |
| 16 | But before long traffic clogs up again at Hanger Lane . |
| 17 | ENCHANTA has proven herself , having sailed in most of the oceans of the world and has performed admirably , whether for long distance cruising , day sailing , or corporate entertaining . |
| 18 | As for long term projections er er another issue raised by erm er Mr Brook , er I think if we were to go beyond two thousand and six the debate we 've had erm yesterday , er what day is Thursday , er Tuesday |
| 19 | Everything that could be polished was polished , but nothing was new , all the furniture and equipment settled into their accustomed places as of long habit . |