Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His argument is that the density wave is of a different kind , the so called long wave mode , which propagates from the centre of the Galaxy outward , such a wave pattern rotates much more rapidly than the short wave mode and it just happens that , if this picture is correct , our Solar System is almost exactly at the place in our Galaxy where it orbits at the same speed as the wave ( Astrophysics and Space Science , vol 89 , p 61 ) . |
| 2 | The Cleveland Way and the Lyke Wake Walk are , of course , the best known long distance routes and they coincide for about 12 miles . |
| 3 | The whole matter was not so much solved as channelled in another direction by the sudden love match between Mary and her first cousin Henry , Lord Darnley , whom she described as the ‘ properest and best proportioned long man ’ she had ever seen . |
| 4 | OUP 's offer ( 50% off its new encyclopedic dictionary ) was designed to stimulate teacher recommendations and thus generate long term sales . |
| 5 | Nevertheless , the basic directions of economic reform are rather similar to Hungary , though the initial position is quite different , in that Yugoslavia already had long experience of worker-managed firms as well as a high degree of monetary mismanagement ( including a spell of hyperinflation ) resulting from inability of the country 's federal structure to impose monetary discipline . |
| 6 | ( pl. 29 ) Usually symbolize long life and good luck . |
| 7 | Finishing a video always means long working hours and I get totally absorbed by it as the following anecdote shows . |
| 8 | Before the show some of us crowded into the tiny lighting box as Pyke , in his denim dungarees and white T-shirt — he still had long hair — took his seat . |
| 9 | One sat silently at home in old jeans and unevenly hanging long crêpey shirts , splashed with murky black and purple flowers . |
| 10 | Howard also has long experience of developing and presenting courses and training programmes to computer professionals , managers and users . |
| 11 | It is increasingly felt by members of the public that large-scale soil erosion , the destruction of wildlife habitat and the excessive use of chemicals and unnatural substances are unacceptable , and can not continue unabated without ruining the countryside for future generations and probably causing long term health hazards . |
| 12 | … however worthy the original intention it is almost inevitable that one ends up with a pretty fair rag-bag and that a carefully drawn long title offers no real defence . |
| 13 | The unvarying conditions also promote long breeding seasons with breeding in relays . |
| 14 | Trade with China from the Malay Peninsula and Borneo by the fifth century is well-documented ; the Philippines were involved shortly afterwards , while rice had been cultivated on Luzon , not far from the Negrito sites , since at least l400BC ; linguistic evidence also suggests long interdependence . |
| 15 | The bubble corals also have long sweeper stinging tentacles which can reach 7 to 10 cm ( 3 to 4″ ) from the main colony to sting neighbouring colonies and many anemones release nematocysts into the water to sting coelenterates down stream of them . |
| 16 | Among its leaders were Dessie O'Hare and Dominic McGlinchey , both now serving long prison sentences . |
| 17 | A few of these are now considering long term crops , I refer to forestry crops in particular . |
| 18 | He took the finest of lines round the trees at the 13th before hitting the green with a perfectly struck long iron for his four and then was in luck at the 14th . |
| 19 | One of N & P competitors says that with shares , which are typically held long term , it is rarely necessary . |
| 20 | I particularly enjoyed long evening discussions with Lance , whose meticulous methods and ambitions in broadcasting were explained in his book ‘ The Stuff of Radio ’ , which he sent me on his return to London , together with a copy of his novel , ‘ The Perfect Witch ’ . |
| 21 | More than ever is it apparent that Jack Brymer 's beautifully played long solo clarinet cadenza was recorded separately from the rest of the score and in a slightly different acoustic , but this is only a very slight distraction . |