Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [prep] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | As for the human rights record of Saudi Arabia , Amnesty reports the detention of political prisoners for long periods without trial — eleven have been incarcerated since 1979 . |
| 2 | As for the human rights record of Saudi Arabia , Amnesty reports the detention of political prisoners for long periods without trial — eleven have been incarcerated since 1979 . |
| 3 | I think that would depend on the species would n't it and the , and the local conditions , for example in that erm case I mentioned in yesterday 's lecture monogamous birds with long breeding groups where you get desertion . |
| 4 | We 'd better hurry , though , they 'll be striking camp ere long . ’ |
| 5 | Standing by the table was a tall , upright , stately figure with long , white flowing hair . |
| 6 | There was a minor , uninfluential theme in his posthumous reputation that he had come by abnormally horny knees from long hours in prayer . |
| 7 | The greater absolute numbers of elderly people have been absorbed by the growing private sector despite a simultaneous collapse of long term provision in the NHS , and this has been widely attributed to the impact of the central government funding system for private residential care . |
| 8 | More innovative styling for long hair from Carlos Galico in Madrid , Spain |
| 9 | It will be a very long time before the actual causes of war are entirely removed , if ever , but a truly human religion would change the historic misuse of long established religions , and serve as a counter to war , not provide justification for it . |
| 10 | Leading edges have been pulled into parabolic curves by a combination of tailoring the sail and strong tension on long and unsupported leading edge spars.This is both cosmetic and practical , as it can convert the conical camber to cylindrical camber . |
| 11 | Social institutions of long standing sustain their own value systems . |
| 12 | The rough this week is knee-high and punishing , placing a high premier on long straight hitting , especially off the tee . |
| 13 | In a study of the use of British Rail for long journeys , a random sample of households is selected and each member is asked to list all railway journeys over 40 miles taken in the last 12 months . |
| 14 | For this kind of caring is often seen as the dignified proper response to long years of partnership and is realistically faced as a price that can be gladly paid for past happiness . |
| 15 | There are analogous risks with long positions ; those with net holdings of stock lose when bond prices fall . |
| 16 | The Board considers that until resources and the allocation of priorities permit these reviews of existing standards to be undertaken , this amendment will remove an inconsistency between two standards that could inhibit proper accounting for long term post-retirement obligations and allow preparers of financial statements to adopt the most appropriate accounting treatment in their particular circumstances of the often complex matters dealt with by these standards . |
| 17 | The medium contains a high concentration of long chain polyunsaturated fats , similar to those found in some natural vegetable products . |
| 18 | Data were downloaded on to magnetic tape for long term storage . |
| 19 | ‘ It is a drug used in medicine since 1935 and its serious side-effects are rare even when it is prescribed at high concentrations for long periods . |
| 20 | Dose dependent effects of long term ingestion of small amounts of gliadin in coeliac disease children : a clinical and jejunal morphometric study |
| 21 | Medium-sized brown waders. with long bill and short legs , breeding in marshes , bogs , damp meadows , wet moors and heaths ; in winter at freshwater margins with fairly thick vegetation . |
| 22 | single broken lines with long markings and short gaps with the middle , in the middle of the road is the hazard warning lines , do not cross it unless you can see that the road well ahead is clear . |
| 23 | This is a direct reference to this technique , which was written in the old days of long boats , but as the boats in use get still shorter this steering effect reduces and the ease of veering off course increases . |
| 24 | An optical fibre uses total internal reflection to carry a light beam over long distance and around corners . |
| 25 | Nothing is worse than walking in wet trousers for long periods of time , so the overtrousers you select should give as good a service as your jacket . |
| 26 | However , although friendship is an important source of mutual support and companionship , it does not provide a sound basis for long term care . |
| 27 | Are you the smartly dressed , well-spoken accountant with long blonde hair , in her mid-30s , from North London or Luton , who volunteered to help in completing the Burstow Wildlife Sanctuary 's accounts ? |
| 28 | Even more elaborately decorated wooden buildings with long agreeable verandas were built by the Southern Pacific at Shasta Springs , California . |
| 29 | Among the most spectacular of these extraordinary fossils are colonial forms that lived fixed to the sea floor and which lie in the dusty brown sandstone like long feathers . |
| 30 | This was the style , not unlike that of the state of Hyderabad in India , at Jebba , Zaria , and Abo , while other towns had quite different multi-gabled wooden structures with long verandas . |