Example sentences of "[vb base] for long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have found that the pupils designated as having moderate learning difficulties that I have worked with can : concentrate for long periods of time ; sustain protracted investigations ; be systematic ; reason logically ; find patterns and relationships ; make and test predictions ; generalise ; record and explain their findings . |
| 2 | You are going to eat well , sleep for long hours and look at your inheritance . ’ |
| 3 | Movements often stop for long periods , but you may be asked to fill in a ‘ kick chart ’ if you are concerned about it . |
| 4 | Nor could Unionists , who had flocked to the colours in 1914 , accept for long inequality of sacrifice when the nation 's greatest need was manpower . |
| 5 | Droplets up to 100 m in size can be suspended in the air and travel for long distances , so a few deeply inhaled legionella-laden amoebae could cause infection , especially since legionellae successfully outgrow the host cell at body temperature . |
| 6 | All need annual pruning but many flower for long periods and come in lots of colours . |
| 7 | The unions have dropped from their claim the demand for increased annual leave , extra holiday and pay for long service , and reductions in working hours . |
| 8 | Older people who have fewer than eight main meals each week , or who go for long periods of the day without food , are considered to be especially at risk . |
| 9 | The only drawback is the expense if you fish for long sessions and take enough meat to feed continuously . |
| 10 | A shorter half-life of lymphocytes expressing the lower- M r isoforms has also been observed in sheep , whereas cells with a ‘ naive ’ phenotype persist for long periods in mice after adoptive transfer . |
| 11 | Although evolution decrees that species of plant and animal which survive for long periods are shaped to the advantages determined by natural selection , progress over time to larger size might be a law of nature independent of environmental factors . |
| 12 | While other constitutional texts , where they existed at all , have for long periods been purely notional , national autonomy never ceased to have a certain operation reality . |