Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [prep] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | It might be expected that where such clonal growth is possible , the struggle for existence over long periods of stable management would lead to the local dominance of single clones — those that had succeeded in a struggle for existence with others . |
| 2 | Twenth five of 51 ( 49.0% of patients experienced further variceal bleeding after randomisation to long term endoscopic sclerotherapy . |
| 3 | In the Forest of Dean the verderers sat with the deputy Constable of St Briavels to hold attachment courts at Kensley every six weeks ; fines were imposed for hunting with long bows , and for offences against the vert such as cutting great branches , rooting up hollies , hawthorns and hazels , and collecting ‘ Oke-cornes ’ . |
| 4 | Another senior personnel manager said : ‘ It would not be a moral judgment , but we have to consider the practicalities of appointing someone who could be off work for long periods . ’ |
| 5 | In general , lower levels of NC protein were required to provide similar levels of protection for longer DNAs as compared to shorter DNA fragments , indicating that NCp7 binds cooperatively to DNAs . |
| 6 | Scotland was still , by contemporary standards , an unusually localized country , in which the government impinged less ; and it had two centuries of experience of long periods of royal minorities in which government and political life had to be kept going without the guiding hand of a monarch . |
| 7 | He used small gouges to carve little tufts of fur with long , controlled strokes , following the marked lines . |
| 8 | Whilst the orgiastic dancers may have been stimulated by alcohol , it is likely that opium was used to heighten the states of meditation during long vigils and bouts of prayer , the curious seclusions which the ancients called ‘ incubation ’ . |
| 9 | That levying of money for or to the use of the Crowne by pretence of Prerogative without Grant of Parliament for longer time or in other manner , than the same is or shall be granted is illegall . |
| 10 | There have been further problems with corrosion , cracking of materials and defective welds , leading to two stations , at Dungeness in Kent and Bradwell in Essex , being out of action for long periods . |
| 11 | ‘ It will take him six weeks to recover so we expect him to be out of action for longer than that , ’ the spokesman added . |
| 12 | ‘ It will take him six weeks to recover so we expect him to be out of action for longer than that , ’ the spokesman added . |
| 13 | At a time when structural unemployment means that many — particularly the young — will be out of work for long periods of time , the old individualistic idea that ‘ all we need is a bit of enterprise and motivation ’ seems to get stronger the more inappropriate it becomes . |
| 14 | But when people lose their jobs , they now stand a worse than fifty-fifty chance of being out of work for more than three months ( in July 1978 , 53 per cent of those who were registered as unemployed had been out of work for longer than three months ) . |
| 15 | The number of people out of work for longer than six months increased by 100,000 in the three months to January this year , to 1,621,000 . |
| 16 | In its first few years , it has developed a wide scheme of work including long courses , short courses , research and consultancy . |
| 17 | Frequent leave was recommended ‘ in order to regain sanity of outlook after long periods of loneliness ’ , and it was later added that : ‘ Intellectual geniuses are not required , nor anyone with ‘ nerves ’ or who is likely to become ‘ Masai-astic ’ … i.e. regard themselves as specialists ' . |
| 18 | Some men appear to be able to attain " minor " or " major " orgasm , the former allowing continuation of intercourse for longer periods . |
| 19 | She still sees Bailey often , gets on extremely well with Catherine , Bailey 's current wife , and if he is out of town for long periods of time , they speak on the telephone . |
| 20 | But we have been in this type of business for longer and will score on our expertise and we will also benefit from the ability we have through branch offices to handle claims . ’ |
| 21 | But we have been in this type of business for longer and will score on our expertise and we will also benefit from the ability we have through branch offices to handle claims . ’ |
| 22 | It is certainly important to measure the plasma potassium concentration during acute administration of theophylline ( for example , after overdose or in acute severe asthma ) , since hypokalaemia may require treatment , but the plasma potassium concentration should not be regarded as a useful measure of the action of theophylline during long term therapy . |
| 23 | The Long Beach Museum of Art in Long Beach , California , initiates the ‘ New Art : New Visions ’ programme with an exhibition devoted to a reconsideration of the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II . |
| 24 | The initial record of all food and drink consumed for a week helped us to see if our clients were depriving themselves of food for long periods and if they were eating balanced meals . |
| 25 | Built of stone with long and short work on the corners , it is in four stages with pilaster strips from the ground to the belfry , round arches in the second stage , pointed arches in the third , and narrow window openings in the belfry . |
| 26 | Nevertheless the absence of recurrence during long term follow up will be required to exclude underlying idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease . |
| 27 | The effect of fundectomy for longer than 10 weeks on the pancreas is not known . |
| 28 | Large buzzard-like birds of prey with long angular wings , tail forked and sexes alike . |
| 29 | The best place for most artillery is on a hill commanding a wide field of fire with long clear lines of sight . |
| 30 | In fact I 'm playing Xerium , of all things , and blow me down , blow me up if I have n't just found out how to get over the Mountains of Zound at long , long last . |