Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [prep] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suspend them on long and short threads , tied to a wire coat-hanger . |
| 2 | But who can tell the damage we do to our writing voices when we roughly silence them for long stretches ? |
| 3 | If you must use a rim lock , buy the best rim deadlock you can afford , and fit it with long and strong screws . |
| 4 | You can make up round tables from cheap wood and cover them with long cloths and changeable overcloths . |
| 5 | 8 Get some air-bricks and put them in long grass or under bushes . |
| 6 | 1979 , 1982 ) , not only do stags that hold large harems hold them for longer within particular breeding seasons than those which hold smaller harems ( Fig. 23. 1a ) , but individuals that are consistently successful in securing large harems throughout their lives tend to live longer than their less successful competitors ( Fig. 23.1b ) . |
| 7 | I 'm breaking up the spaghetti cos I hate it in long lengths ! |
| 8 | ‘ A lover of nature , he was no lover of solitude , and like many whose occupations condemn them to long silences he seized eagerly on all opportunities of conversation . ’ |
| 9 | Leave it for longer and you should find that it goes completely solid . |
| 10 | They need her for longer , but there 's no money available ; because of a shortage of funds , they had to rely on a charity to provide a … until they had pit he was in hospital with a chest infection every 2 weeks . |
| 11 | Surfboarding is popular on the North coast , where crashing Atlantic combers spend themselves in long beaches . |