Example sentences of "[art] long [noun sg] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | fixations might do better in the long run by holding out until you 've got enough cash to buy the real thing . |
| 2 | This move had a dramatic effect on the income of pensioners in 1948 , but flawed the Beveridge scheme in the long run by ensuring that many pensioners would have to continue resorting to means-tested benefits . |
| 3 | The long struggle by popes and bishops for celibacy among the clergy was not over by Innocent 's pontificate . |
| 4 | She contemplates her image in the long looking-glass by the window , and decides that the effect is a little too sombre . |
| 5 | The long quest by Amstrad Plc , Brentwood , Essex to find some non-executive directors has culminated in the appointment of Jeoff Samson , and the search continues for more names to strengthen the board further . |
| 6 | Next day a violent storm of criticism and derision was let loose in the press , while the long review by Apollinaire in L'Intransïgeant served to establish him as the champion of the group . |
| 7 | The whining motor could n't cope with the long grass by the fence , and it melted the extension cable when Pa forgot to unwind it fully from its blue plastic drum . |
| 8 | The Royal Fine Art Commission , while regretting the loss of the long facade by Kirkland , felt that a tall building was needed to act as a gateway from the M8 . |
| 9 | You would probably both benefit in the long term by coming to such a compromise as interests and contacts from outside can save you both from the trapped feeling that a dependent relationship can bring about . |
| 10 | Our efforts will be judged in the long term by our success with children who are already in ordinary schools but whose needs are not being met , for whatever reason . |
| 11 | For example , a proprietor of a garage may be restricted as to the amount of work that can be taken on due to a lack of skilled motor mechanics ; however , the proprietor can overcome this constraint in the long term by training non-skilled labour to perform the task . |
| 12 | In the long tirade by the hon. Member for Dunfermline , East ( Mr. Brown ) , there were about 10 debating points and if time permits I shall try to answer them . |
| 13 | A long struggle by writers to establish first domestic and then international copyright resulted not only in a new concept of literary property but new , or at least amended , social relationships of writers . |
| 14 | In 1954 it was a long journey by rail from Glasgow to Paris , and it must have seemed longer to me . |
| 15 | The wheel was in active service from 1960 , after a long journey by train from Argyll to Dorset . |
| 16 | A boom was now built across the River Foyle which connected it , via Lough Foyle , with the open sea , and the 30,000 citizens began a long ordeal by privation and disease , in which many thousands died , while enemy bombs plunged down upon the town . |
| 17 | After a long campaign by " dry " organizations like the Anti-Saloon League ( founded 1895 ) and after wartime pressures for sobriety and wartime hostility to the brewers , who were mostly of German descent , three-quarters of the states had supported the Amendment . |
| 18 | For until very recently the police made no concession to black street culture , but instead rigidly interpreted and ruthlessly enforced statutory norms of public order , first through the notorious ‘ Sus ’ law ( abolished after a long campaign by black and civil liberties groups ) and then through routine powers of search and arrest . |
| 19 | Bayazid Jacques , Bourequat Midhat René Bourequat and Ali Auguste Bourequat , who disappeared without explanation after their arrest on July 8 , 1973 , had been the focus of a long campaign by human rights groups . |
| 20 | Nick Brown was cleared of drugs charges in Goa , but has only just been allowed home after a long campaign by his mother . |
| 21 | In a long feature by its news editor , it gave all the facts about the neutron bomb and the conclusions to be drawn from them . |
| 22 | After a long deliberation by the jury , Mr Dodd was cleared of wilfully avoiding tax on the considerable sums of money he had hidden , but had to pay large amounts of tax considered owing , as well as legal costs . |
| 23 | A long kick-out by Lukic was mistimed by the England defender and Davis seized on the ball to score from 20 yards without breaking stride . |
| 24 | A long kick-out by Lukic was mistimed by the England defender and Davis seized on the ball to score from 20 yards without breaking stride . |
| 25 | Sub David Cork was brought down by Wes Saunders after Cusack headed down a long punt by Prudhoe , but Cook , taking the responsibility instead of the absent Lee Ellison , blasted his spot kick too close to Gareth Howells and the keeper pushed the ball away . |
| 26 | British primary legislation , on the other hand , seldom contains anything more than a long title by way of a preamble , and does not refer to any preparatory works . |
| 27 | The film is based on a long novel by Pat Conroy which deals with the excavation of the past , a current favourite theme . |
| 28 | A long clearance by keeper Freestone was headed on by West and Cullen set up the chance for PASCOE who , in plenty of space on edge of the area , rifled home a shot . |
| 29 | On the last day of the siege , February 28 , 1972 , 300 police stormed the hotel held by five Red Army guerrillas , including Sakaguchi and Bando , after a long barrage by water cannon and teargas . |
| 30 | A minute later a long ball by Hendry was flicked on by Shearer and Wegerle beat Dublin to stab the ball past James . |