Example sentences of "[noun sg] for the long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ben , whistling happily , serviced his car in preparation for the long drive North . |
| 2 | Where possible the ore , as has been mentioned , was hand dressed in preparation for the long journey to Keswick . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | A buyer for the long haul would not skate far past the optimal point and towards bankruptcy costs . |
| 5 | THE FOLLOWING day is Saturday , and the Inspirals rise at some unearthly hour for the long drive to San Francisco . |
| 6 | What the right hon. Gentleman should bear in mind , if he cares about real prosperity for this country , is making sure that we get the economic basics of inflation and the exchange rate correct so that we can get sustainable investment for the long term , not the short-term gimmicks that the right hon. Gentleman embraces . |
| 7 | ‘ One-play competitively as much as possible … two — learn from your matches … three — go back and practice for the long term future of your game . |
| 8 | Today 's investor with a bent for history — and therefore an appreciation for the long term — would not be nearly as cheerless as his short-term friends . |
| 9 | — FIT-AGAIN striker Andrew Fletcher is set to be recalled to Scarborough 's side for the long trip to Maidstone on Saturday . |
| 10 | No cliff-hanger ending for the long saga of the Guinness fraud trials . |
| 11 | Local children were very keen to get work for the long season at Blackpool . |
| 12 | It can provide special help for the long term unemployed and also for disabled people . |
| 13 | Ironically she felt a tiny pang of regret for the long Viking locks , though she could n't have said why . |
| 14 | The starting point for the long walk over the heath to the house . |
| 15 | On the basis of these figures , the authors suggest that any test score can be regarded as falling within seven points of the true score for the short form , and within five points of the true score for the long form of the test . |
| 16 | Putting on weight as fat deposits — food and fuel for the long journey ahead — their entire bodies become covered with mucus in preparation for the miles of slithering travel . |
| 17 | Early departure for the long run south to Datcha . |
| 18 | The creation and enhancement of shareholder value is at the core of Group strategy for the long term — 1992 has seen a watershed in the Group 's achievement of this aim . |
| 19 | I still left Winston Street every morning for the long cycle ride through town and up the Banbury Road . |
| 20 | That section provided statutory authority for the long established practice of charging a person who requested ‘ special police services . ’ |
| 21 | WHEN TEA was taken at 3.10 on the final afternoon of the first Test , even the more fervent student for the long game could have been forgiven for switching to automatic pilot . |
| 22 | Belle 's sister Lil went with her as a companion for the long journey . |
| 23 | The reason for the long undercarriage is n't to provide adequate prop clearance as you might expect . |
| 24 | But an important reason for the long , unbroken stretch of work in the field was undoubtedly the amount of time and trouble that was necessary to yoke and unyoke a team of eight , or even four , oxen . |
| 25 | Their existence is thus the reason for the long memory and slow approach to self-preservation mentioned in Section 21.1 . |
| 26 | There is a " down side " to this aspect of a career in advertising for the long hours can and do interfere with attempts to strike a balance between work and play , career and home . |
| 27 | Emerging from the tall , rickety gates separating the yard from the main road , Mungo walked the bicycle across , beside Mr Zamoyski 's shop , before mounting at the crossroads for the long ride . |
| 28 | So I hope , very much , that erm , at the end of the current financial year , I shall be able to give a even more optimistic erm , report , that not only have we brought the current account deficit under control , but that in fact , the organisation is in a much healthier financial position for the long term . |
| 29 | It was in part because of this love of the specially religious life , and in part because of the affection for the long history of the Church , that he led another pilgrimage ( 1959 ) of several thousand people to Holy Island on the coast of Northumberland and even The Times had a piece about the archbishop walking barefoot . |
| 30 | The use of the New Workers ' Scheme ( discontinued in 1989 ) which subsidised employers who agreed to take on young workers at low rates of pay and the similar effect of the Jobstart Scheme for the long term unemployed . |