Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [prep] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Food , of course , remains a topic of passionate concern — the focus of minor complaints and disagreements which rumble on for long periods — and outbursts of contentment which are extremely short-lived . |
| 2 | High rocky cliffs pitted with little sandy coves melt away into long stretches of silvery beach . |
| 3 | Another material used for guttering is aluminium , which is sometimes joined with silicone or butyl-based sealants and sometimes put up in long lengths by the supplier . |
| 4 | ‘ No doubt you speak out of long experience , ’ said the abbot . |
| 5 | Approach road junctions with great care , consider your road position and your speed , drive on only when you are sure it is safe to do so and that you will not block the junction , watch out for long vehicles which maybe turning left or right , at the junction ahead , but which may have to use to make a turn , when waiting to emerge at a junction , do not assume that a vehicle approaching from the right which is signalling with it 's left hand direction indicator would turn left , wait to make sure do you know what I mean ? |
| 6 | For example , stylist Errol Douglas , from Edmonds salon in London ( tel : 071–589 5958 ) , showed us how curlers set randomly in long , straight hair with no layers will create loose waves . |
| 7 | ABOVE Experiments can be done to find out how ditches silt up over long periods of time , how earthworks erode , and how finds move . |
| 8 | These start off usually with a thin , gentle slithering sound of sliding boulders on the scree slope , which abruptly gives way to a much louder , roaring collapse as the main mass of rock falls away and hurtles downhill , and then afterwards minor falls continue intermittently for long periods . |
| 9 | If astronauts go off on long journeys , in any direction in three-dimensional space , they 'll get to the boundary of our universe . |
| 10 | ‘ So you go home to Long Island once a month , ’ said Harvey . |
| 11 | I eat another half banana , thrash vainly at long pots , and resign when rather seriously behind . |
| 12 | If she sat beside him her head would loll onto his shoulder and stay there for long moments . |
| 13 | Seven days treatment with a cumulative dose of dexamethasone equivalent to 0.75 g prednisolone has been followed by osteonecrosis with the appearance of symptoms two years later , whereas most patients receiving steroids , do so for long periods and in higher doses without developing articular symptoms . |
| 14 | Many other jobs involve ‘ hard stress ’ of this latter kind — foreign exchange dealers and nurses work intensely for long hours . |
| 15 | To some extent , this is engendered by the timing of college examinations , which occur only at long intervals . |
| 16 | Experiments show that many tolerate a wide range of light conditions , but a few high polar species perform best in long day regimes , or refuse to flower in anything less than a 22–24-hour day . |
| 17 | erm We have now at long last got his work permit , and he appears in this country next Thursday . |