Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [adv] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are putting the Process Directory deep within the hierarchical structure , ( or using very long directory names ) so that the directory name , excluding device name , will be more than 20 characters , you will need to use concealed logical names ( or pseudo-devices ) . |
| 2 | / The oldest hath borne most ; we that are young/ Shall never see so much nor live so long ’ ( V , iii , 322–6 ) — to Albany , the Folio gives the lines to Edgar . |
| 3 | Looks much greener than Bee-eater , and has much longer central tail feathers , blue cheeks , chestnut throat , and no black breast-band . |
| 4 | Felix bawled angrily , on his feet , with his arms swinging on a curve away from his body and looking abnormally long . |
| 5 | Vecht et al report a randomised study of 63 patients and confirm significantly longer overall and functionally independent survival in the surgically treated patients . |
| 6 | Banks borrow short and lend relatively long . |
| 7 | She sipped her tea and looked so long and thoughtfully into the fire that Carrie began to think she had forgotten her . |
| 8 | Reacting too slowly and taking too long to make a decision can also be hazardous . |
| 9 | The birth was so difficult and took so long that she was starved of oxygen and had to be delivered by emergency caesarian . |
| 10 | Then suddenly , the man on his other side , who was dressed as a hippy and had very long hair , said ‘ How boring ! ’ |
| 11 | But facing facts as they are now , it is unlikely that you will encounter many offers of wholemeal pasta and rice on the restaurant circuit ; they are considered too chewy for the ‘ average ’ palate and take too long to cook . |
| 12 | ‘ How can an athlete train and prepare so well and be so good and take so long to recover ? |
| 13 | How can an athlete train so well , be so good and take so long to recover ? |
| 14 | It 's unlikey that you 're lucky enough to own a Sinclair Harding clock — they 're so exclusive , and take so long to make that only seven hundred have been produced over the last twenty five years . |
| 15 | The leaves are arranged in a rosette , and have very long stalks . |
| 16 | Chairwoman Dr Peggy Norris said : ‘ The Hippocratic ethic — the foundation of Western medicine — is now being ignored ; being brushed aside to permit the removal of the aged and infirm , and those like the old soldiers who do not die but take too long to fade away . |
| 17 | She was on day work now but working very long hours , often increased by overtime , and was very tired . |