Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not so much thinking and reason that spring to mind as involvement , a sense of intimacy and harmony with the materials at hand , developed through long experience and commitment . |
| 2 | The third was connected with a new awareness of history , of the fact that human societies and institutions have developed through long centuries and have taken on many different shapes at different times and in different places — an awareness which was especially sharply focused by the work of Gotthold Lessing . |
| 3 | Women who were currently taking the pill or who had stopped taking it in the last 12 months had a significantly lower rate of endometriosis than those who had stopped for longer periods . |
| 4 | Long service awards for trio of Terriers THREE part-time soldiers with nearly 70 years in uniform between them have been honoured for long service . |
| 5 | Another problem is that if the remedies are given for long periods , as they often are , the patient may start to prove the remedy , developing a new set of symptoms . |
| 6 | Drug doses also tend to be higher and given for longer periods . |
| 7 | There is no reason to suppose that these beautifully caparisoned vessels were in use only round the coast of Thera ; they were probably not intended for long voyages on the open sea , but we can imagine that very similar passenger ships plied round the coasts of Crete , gliding elegantly from bay to bay . |
| 8 | The proposed remedy is more detailed : ‘ Statements of attainment are best regarded as long term objectives which provide the framework , allowing teachers and pupils freedom to choose short term objectives and related activities , materials instructions and criteria ’ ( Reason 1989 : 150 ) . |
| 9 | After a while the whistle is repeated — by the same blackbird or by its mate — but always as if this were the first time it had occurred to him to whistle ; if this is a dialogue , each remark is uttered after long reflection . |
| 10 | Aero-engines are designed for long life , which is adversely affected by harsh throttle movements , rapid heating and rapid cooling . |
| 11 | In the first class are touring boats , designed for long distance work on flattish water . |
| 12 | Designed for longer journeys , this system requires a step-up transformer , with a maximum power outage of 100w , and includes an in-line fast blow fuse . |
| 13 | In towns and cities which are occupied for long periods of time , there is a continuous process of old buildings being demolished and levelled for the construction of new ones , which in turn become old and are demolished . |
| 14 | In humid forest ( K conditions ) by contrast , plumage colour does not change seasonally , monogamy is the rule , and colonies are occupied for long breeding seasons with individual pairs breeding in successive relays . |
| 15 | Depending on the nature of the defect , electrons may remain trapped for long periods of time ; such a trap would be referred to as ‘ deep ’ . |
| 16 | For long hauls the rivers still remained more important than roads in NEP , despite the fact that many of them flow to the Arctic and are frozen for long periods . |
| 17 | delicious , but not recommended for long fingernails |
| 18 | They have an important part to play in providing care to those discharged after long stays in hospital and also in providing temporary homes and rehabilitation to those trying to re-establish themselves in the community . |
| 19 | The sharp bright sunshine , accompanied by cold winds and interspersed with long periods of heavy rain , had at last given way to real spring weather , warm sunshine and feathery showers . |
| 20 | In France , for instance , a country not included in the comparison , the bursts of activity and membership growth — interspersed with long periods of relative dormancy — seem to have depended more on political events ( as in 1936 , 1947 , and post-1968 ) than upon changing economic circumstances ( Sellier , 1978 ) . |
| 21 | The exhibitions in question , each receiving a challenge grant ranging from $30,000 to $50,000 , are located in Long Beach ( California ) , Atlanta , Houston , Columbus ( Ohio ) , New York , Chicago , Washington D.C. , Los Angeles and Boston . |
| 22 | One solution to this problem would be to assign a length to a probe , rather than treating it as a point , so that short probes could be contained within longer ones . |
| 23 | Pipes in uPVC come in long lengths ( typically 3m or 6m ) but can be cut very easily . |
| 24 | But the apples were wrinkled from long storage , and the meat had been salted to preserve it . |
| 25 | Disappointing findings have recently been reported from long term follow up studies of school based interventions in North America . |
| 26 | On the one hand , Pilkington was represented as a company committed to long term research and development , whereas BTR was seen as a company interested in quick profits , increasing efficiency by rationalisation ( and job losses ) and asset stripping . |
| 27 | Cal-Volair did the work at both its shops located at Long Beach and Oxnard , California . |
| 28 | A couple of times we were attacked by long range German ‘ planes but fortunately on these occasions , they missed us . |
| 29 | The mother or , more often , the father who is separated for long periods or repeated shorter periods from the home ( through professional requirements , for example , or by prison sentence ) stands in danger of becoming an " inconsiderable " member of the family — one who is of the family group but who , in the child 's eyes , plays little or no part in its procedures , decisions and activities . |
| 30 | She had suffered during long bouts of Hopper 's depression , rages and his obsession with James Dean . |