Example sentences of "[v-ing] long [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Navigational and communications equipment includes Furuno radar , 2 Magnovox Transit Sat Navigators , Furuno weatherfax , Northstar Loran , and C Plath Gyro A/P , along with Village Maker Watermaker and stabilizers enabling long range cruising to be a pleasure . |
| 2 | , A lack of qualified engineers is causing long delays to mount up in the programme of strengthening road bridges , which needs to be carried out ahead of the introduction of 40-tonne lorries , scheduled for 1998 . |
| 3 | The apples were harvested in autumn by using long poles to shake the branches of the trees , and then reduced to pulp in a cider mill , which might vary from a small hand machine to a large mill driven by horsepower . |
| 4 | Once established , the plant will bush out producing long stems giving rise to numerous shoots . |
| 5 | Weight loss is common , as are the obvious physical signs of needle track marks ( and wearing long sleeves to hide them ) , and the perpetually sore , running nose of someone who has a sniffing habit . |
| 6 | The intention to make a graphic verisimilitude of appearance has no virtue in itself , nor does it seem to me to be the most important reason for spending long hours working directly from the subject . |
| 7 | They are designed to cut out the reflective glare that can be potentially harmful to someone spending long hours working in front of a computer screen . |
| 8 | They are designed to cut out the reflective glare that can be potentially harmful to someone spending long hours working in front of a computer screen . |
| 9 | They are willing to contribute to and collaborate with the youths , often spending long hours coaxing and prompting . |
| 10 | Adelaida Parra coordinates seven literacy groups each week spending long hours travelling by bus between the distant shanty towns . |
| 11 | Below here the gradient flattens , giving long pools interspersed with shallow , coarse shingle/boulder banks . |
| 12 | In hills and plains , women and children spend hours travelling long distances to collect fuel . |
| 13 | The specificity values of the above serological tests are also lower in patients receiving long term NSAID . |