Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [art] long " in BNC.
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1 | Thus , if the goal is for your dog to eat in the car rather than the kitchen , in preparation for a long journey , move its dish a few inches a day towards the car , and then into the car . |
2 | In preparation for a long stay , I had several suitcases , a packing case , a cabin trunk , my portable gramophone and records , all my medical equipment . |
3 | Ben , whistling happily , serviced his car in preparation for the long drive North . |
4 | Where possible the ore , as has been mentioned , was hand dressed in preparation for the long journey to Keswick . |
5 | On top of that , if the FA see the Davis case as a precedent , they could be without their England striker for a long spell , while Wright could find his international claims weakened . |
6 | If you tend to be inaccurate off the tee , remember that a tailwind usually reduces the effects of side spin on the ball so here 's your opportunity for the long drive . |
7 | ‘ Sir , we have been seeking his permission for a long time ; he will not give it . |
8 | Their new gas plants will not be on stream for several years ; they need a secure , well-priced coal contract for a long time to come . |
9 | It is also our intention — this differs from what has been the case for a long time — that they will be fully manned units . |
10 | He said he was sure Presidents Bush and Gorbachev would approve of what was happening in Germany , and believed France and Britain , who had given such support during the long and difficult years as well as ‘ our East European neighbours ’ would understand . |
11 | He had n't had a clothing parcel for a long time . |
12 | A wall that has been damp will often contain moisture for a long time after the cause has been remedied , so it is better to allow the walls to dry out naturally , although anti-damp paint could be used to allow the room to be decorated before the wall has dried out . |
13 | Old Frank Buchman , who kept on this course through a long life of battle , used to tell me . |
14 | You 'll be getting no champagne for a long , long time . |
15 | Indeed , as the indices stubbornly refused to improve , there seemed little prospect that interest rates would not remain at this historically high level for a long period to come . |
16 | They must know it 's been going on at domestic and international level for a long time . |
17 | there 's been a lot of people that have been on that level for a long while . |
18 | Erm right the open show fifty nine ninety five for the hire of the hall , much the same as last year , it 's keeping pretty well down er , it 's , we paid fifty three eighty last year , but I think because little bit for a longer time this year . |
19 | We discuss the abortion struggle for a long time . |
20 | Been my major struggle for a long time now . |
21 | A buyer for the long haul would not skate far past the optimal point and towards bankruptcy costs . |
22 | The children who were in Pindown for the longest periods could receive more than £50,000 . |
23 | But his parents ' place in Hemlock Road was their base for a long time . |
24 | We had a stable rate base for a long time and we saw no reason to doubt that there was anything untoward in the ratings that had been made within our borough . |
25 | THE FOLLOWING day is Saturday , and the Inspirals rise at some unearthly hour for the long drive to San Francisco . |
26 | I 've been on your trail for a long , long time . ’ |
27 | And it 's been on my heart for a long time to save . |
28 | Strip off the longest set of letters from the end of the word which matches a ( usually small ) set of standard suffixes . |
29 | They held each other 's look for a long five seconds . |
30 | I hope I can encourage the uninitiated to go out and treat themselves to several for their Christmas stocking as well as see the value of videos as a valid support technique during the long winter evenings ahead . |