Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [verb] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hospitals close , trains stop , radar goes on the blink , satellites spin wordlessly in space , and for everyone dialling long distance or local calls , the pips announce that time is finally up . |
| 2 | In the past it has been difficult for them to have long runs in the team . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Well , ’ said the agent , ‘ they 're looking for someone to play Long John Silver in a new production of Treasure Island . ’ |
| 4 | Tonight many of them faced long delays as buses ran between Princes Risborough and Bicester . |
| 5 | Two of them bore long fruits like courgettes , though pink in colour and set with needles like a cactus . |
| 6 | By plotting the findspots of the axes on a map , it is clear that many of them travelled long distances from where they were made , sometimes being found in areas where a different type of stone was also being quarried for axe manufacture . |
| 7 | He also wrote about three dozen plays and seventeen musicals , several of which had long runs , including Crutch and Toothpick ( 1879 ) and especially The Lights o' London ( 1881 ) . |
| 8 | Most of us travel long distances by schedule or charter flights , cramped together in ranks of seats Where there is n't enough room to stretch out the' leg , let alone walk about as passengers on the Empire Flying-boat or Zeppelin observation platforms could . |
| 9 | A neurone is a cell with a small centre from which stem long strands called axons and dendrites . |
| 10 | This interpretation squares up with the survey 's finding that people were most likely to apply the critical comment ‘ you feel you 'd never finish paying ’ to the two types of credit which , though not in themselves necessitating long repayment schedules , tend to be associated with the larger loans which would impose long schedules on a ‘ rationed ’ consumer . |
| 11 | ‘ Oh , I think we can rely on them spending long periods together , ’ Lucy assured Matt . |
| 12 | They are designed to cut out the reflective glare that can be potentially harmful to someone spending long hours working in front of a computer screen . |
| 13 | They are designed to cut out the reflective glare that can be potentially harmful to someone spending long hours working in front of a computer screen . |
| 14 | If you are interested please contact Margaret or Hilda at the Office — NOW — Overnight accommodation can be arranged for anyone travelling long distance . |
| 15 | ‘ What I want is for us to talk long and hard , and now , ’ she declared , and , swivelling on her heel , she marched back into the house . |