Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] the long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Joseph had devoured the contents of the book avidly during the long Pacific crossing and had begun reading it again after they left Hong Kong . |
| 2 | Twenty metres or so from the grass-packed hill which looks over the Rabbit Grounds I switched to Silent Running , pacing stealthily through the long weeds and reeds , careful not to let anything I was carrying make a noise . |
| 3 | He watched them moving very slowly through the long , green grass . |
| 4 | The cows moved slowly through the long green grass . |
| 5 | Raskolnikov is one of the others , though it 's only through the long crime-and-punishment process that he comes to understand this : he had ‘ wanted something more ’ — more than our mere-existence rain . |
| 6 | All through the long , twisting lanes the route was marked by twigs — twigs from the witch 's broom — which led to Threlkeld and only ceased when they came to the church with a steeple crowned by a gilded weathercock . |
| 7 | I have said enough about the long run already , where there will be no more Reykjavik and no more big glass and not even any more lovers . |
| 8 | Phone as much as possible , especially for the long distance calls , during the cheaper telephone period after 1 pm . |
| 9 | We show that position-independent , copy number-dependent expression of the Ea d gene occurs only with the Long construct ( 8/8 transgenic mouse lines , over a range of copy numbers , 1-30 copies ) ; in contrast , the Short constructs are subject to position-dependent effects . |
| 10 | On his feet he has also had considerable success running the 100 and 200 metres , together with the long jump , winning outright in all three . |
| 11 | fixations might do better in the long run by holding out until you 've got enough cash to buy the real thing . |
| 12 | The resale potential of other Anatolian items is less clear , but it seems probable that the finer quality Dobags and the more tribal items , whether village or nomadic , will fare better in the long term than " furnishing " or " decorative " rugs . |
| 13 | They argue , on pragmatic grounds , that judges must sometimes act as if people had legal rights , because acting that way will serve society better in the long run . |
| 14 | Is the community so anxious that its judges not behave as pragmatists that this " noble lie " will help him serve its true interests better in the long run ? |
| 15 | Buying a soon-to-be-obsolete car can be a saving in the short term , but not necessarily in the long term . |
| 16 | His record as an MP , especially in the Long Parliament ( 1640–8 ) suggests someone extremely active , and useful to the House , but not of major political importance . |
| 17 | Each was temporarily leader of his respective peer-group and power-base , but each had less than unanimous backing , especially in the long term . |
| 18 | In many cases these activities have promoted gender-neutral policies and perhaps in the long term will have a major impact on some aspects of gender bias in schools . |
| 19 | Her looks and her vibrant personality had always won the day for her — but perhaps in the long run that had n't been a good thing , because now those weapons had failed her she was floundering , rudderless . |
| 20 | So in the long run I think his objectivity may have helped a little bit . |
| 21 | Well , you may win , but your counterparts will think they 've lost and so in the long run will you . |
| 22 | So in the long term , the entourages of the great proved effective as social melting-pots . |
| 23 | So in the long run , first of all we saved ourselves an initial risk outlay of a quarter of a million pounds on legal fees , the second thing is that we now have that common land back under control , and within ten years we will recoup all of that money . |
| 24 | It is only in the long run that a match gradually emerges between what is seen to happen and what is said to happen . |
| 25 | More noteworthy is the declamatory freedom with which rhythms are interpreted — not only in the long solos for the second piano but also when these are accompanied by the most complicated rhythmic canons in the other instrument . |
| 26 | The good effects of war can be detected only in the long term , and there were bad effects too , while the consequences of coalition for the party were immediate and almost wholly negative . |
| 27 | Once inside in the long , dimly-lit corridor she withdrew a photostat copy of the invoice from her pocket and handed it to him . |
| 28 | That owes much to the long prosperity of California 's economy and its ( until now ) robust property market . |
| 29 | The omnipresent cul-de-sac , for example , lowered speeds but not enough for child safety , especially on the long straight legs . |
| 30 | It seemed as if her silence at last unnerved her father because he turned to speak to her just before they were to walk together down the long aisle . |