Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man snorted like a ploughhorse getting its breath after turning a long furrow . |
| 2 | After negotiating a long , sweeping left hand bend the car collided with a lorry which was travelling in the opposite direction . ’ |
| 3 | If you 're thinking of tackling a long distance footpath staying at youth hostels and guest houses , then this size sack is ideal as your load is mainly bulky spare clothing rather than weighty hardware . |
| 4 | A link involves fundraising both to meet the costs of sustaining a long distance friendship and to provide funds to help to support Christian Aid 's existing partnership with the Third World community with which there is a link . |
| 5 | Alcohol is a poor way of getting a long sleep as its diuretic effect wakes you because of a full bladder . |
| 6 | This is the practice of buying a long line of stock from one seller and then selling the shares through the market . |
| 7 | The Coal Board decided to change the work organisation in order to introduce new coal-cutting equipment capable of cutting a long stretch of wall at a time . |
| 8 | In the region of sub-Sahara Africa , the once general custom of observing a long post-partum abstinence ( often as long as three or four years ) was based on recognition of the chain linking the sickness or death of an infant or young child to the new pregnancy that disturbed or interrupted the breastfeeding of the suckling child . |
| 9 | I could not face the prospect of spending a long holiday in Weymouth , because I would argue with my sister , and it rains too much in Weymouth . |
| 10 | Mr Stockdale , however , said he did not know of Mr Carway 's record , despite having a long business relationship with him . |
| 11 | As soon as they arrived at the auberge , Rose announced her intention of having a long soak in the bath followed by a lie down . |
| 12 | You may have recollections of taking a long time to achieve competence in one particular skill , and wonder whether on returning you will be given adequate time to practise and revise . |
| 13 | The potential benefits of achieving a long term reduction in excessive vehicle speeds are considerable . |
| 14 | I am against the custom of pillaging a long work for its ‘ beauties ’ and letting the rest sink or swim . |
| 15 | Short of finding a long forgotten stock of Tempo spares in a local high street hardware shop , it looks as though it will have to be a new cooker . |
| 16 | If it was like seeing a long lost friend again after twenty-seven years , Darby O'Gill was comfortingly predictable with touches of the old sparkle but we had lost a lot of common ground as I had moved from a place of romance and innocence through a world of cynicism and calculated sophistication . |
| 17 | Forget what it 's like learning a long part . |
| 18 | He may also do complex movements for his arm , such as holding a long pole ( like a broom handle ) and moving it around and away from his body . |
| 19 | ‘ I really ought to be going , ’ said Penelope , ‘ what with having a long journey and work tomorrow . ’ |
| 20 | Later there was a letter from the BBC about doing a long television interview . |
| 21 | Are you required to be persistent at repeating the same task many times ( phoning sales prospects , for instance ) or persistent in seeing a long , slow project through to the end ( overseeing a two-year training programme , for instance ) ? |
| 22 | We were also successful in securing a long term contract from BP for integrated engineering services on their Magnus , Thistle and Miller platforms . |
| 23 | Progress came instead from testing a long sequence of compounds leading from the most potent sulphonamides to pyrimidines , a family of moderately complex organic compounds some of which are constituents of nucleic acids ( Chapter II ) , and later to guanidines . |
| 24 | As the lakes in the district are usually linear this technique was most useful in foreshortening a long lake and so forming a more round midground subject . |
| 25 | If set at 3° , they assisted in providing a long cruising range for reconnaissance duties , an F.24 camera often being fitted for such operations . |
| 26 | Designed by and for top cyclists , it provides a high level of comfort and durability but should be worn in before undertaking a long journey . |
| 27 | ‘ He could stay in hiding a long while before we flushed him out . ’ |
| 28 | You 're not likely to need anything really formal , but a soft casual jacket in linen , a linen/viscose mix or super lightweight wool is worth taking a long . |
| 29 | She is especially renowned for creating a long silk jersey halter-neck evening dress , which can be worn five different ways and is easy to make because it only has one seam . |
| 30 | She is especially renowned for creating a long silk jersey halter-neck evening dress which can be worn five different ways and is easy to make because it only has one seam . |