Example sentences of "[subord] [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thérèse and Léonie lay flat on their stomachs , heads well down , just where the long grass began , peeping through the stems itchy with insects . |
| 2 | ‘ The inconvenience arising from cold in the most carefully constructed railway carriage , where a long journey has to be performed in the winter season , suggested to the directors the necessity of fixing a warming apparatus in the bed of the carriage , and Mr. Perkins , the inventor of the steam gun , has accordingly fitted a very ingenious apparatus for the purpose of heating the carriage , which may be thus briefly described : — a coil of pipe placed near the hinder axletree , and supplied with water from a small cistern in the bed of the carriage , is kept heated by means of a lamp with four burners . |
| 3 | ‘ Sometimes , your actions are utterly thoughtless without any knowledge of consequences , ’ he muttered , turning her to the side of the room , where a long bench gave them a chance to sit . |
| 4 | I may go even further than the Long Drive , he 'd said . |
| 5 | Here was better material for combination than the long voyage man . |
| 6 | yet the gear change itself is quicker and lighter than the long throw , rubbery device that spoils the Vauxhall . |
| 7 | The whole incident made the short cut longer than the long cut but in time we reached the approach to the camp , much to the relief of Hassan who seemed to have less and less faith in the Second Son 's navigation . |
| 8 | Real Tennis is a high-class game even older than the Long Room 's most ancient inmate . |
| 9 | Although the long tendon attaching to digit 3 will develop initially , even though it does not attach to a muscle , it will not persist unless it does attach . |
| 10 | Further , the expanding provision by LEAs of vocational and recreational classes in rural schools and at urban technical colleges siphoned-off potential WEA students , although the long tradition and attractiveness of the WEA programmes in Norwich and Cambridge enabled both cities to withstand the counter-attractions . |
| 11 | Although the long list of available versions of Mahler 's various symphonic off-spring can usually be whittled down to a shortlist without too much difficulty , the situation regarding praiseworthy recoding of the Third has almost reached saturation point . |
| 12 | Except a long metal trunk on the floor which removed a couple of inches of skin from my right shin as I scraped round it . |
| 13 | Although a long way off the summit , it is still higher than the tallest mountain in Europe . |
| 14 | British primary legislation , on the other hand , seldom contains anything more than a long title by way of a preamble , and does not refer to any preparatory works . |
| 15 | This is more important than a long nose , do n't you think ? ’ |
| 16 | Much better than a long piece of string ! |
| 17 | Utah and Nevada were up for grabs since the Turner-Harvest-Ramirez and US Cav joint action put the Western Maniax out of business , and Jazzbeaux thought the ‘ pomps could gain something from a quick fight rather than a long war . |
| 18 | Also , with less length of board in the water , the board becomes more manoeuvrable ( just as a short car has a tighter lock than a long estate model ) . |
| 19 | However , this seemed to be more a short term way of preserving individual pride rather than a long term alternative : ultimately they wanted to enter mainstream society , have a job and ‘ settle down ’ . |
| 20 | It had been more than a long time , Erika reflected . |
| 21 | Although the single report does conceal some of the rich diversity of opinion on complex or controversial issues , it provides for outsiders a more usable tool than a long debate . |
| 22 | The MoD may be forced to incur further costs by buying another anti-tank missile as an interim solution until the long range Trigat is ready . |
| 23 | Under these schemes , which had first been developed in the 1970s as a means of raising capital from the private sector for new development , for example , on office and shopping complexes ( i.e. as a means of avoiding constraints on capital spending ) , council property was sold on a long lease to another agency and then leased back for shorter periods until the long lease expired . |
| 24 | If the long position makes a profit on his futures position . |
| 25 | But one day , if the long sickness of self-abnegation and denigration is ever over , we shall have to do it . |
| 26 | As the child became more demanding in a more unpleasant manner the mother would respond negatively until a long sequence of shouting and hitting would develop . |
| 27 | But Customs officials at the Channel port said last night that they would be ‘ very surprised ’ if a long delay in clearing the consignment was because of suspicion of drug smuggling . |
| 28 | If a long hall was to be vaulted by a cross or groined vault the room would be divided by piers into square bays each of which would be covered by a cross vault . |
| 29 | Afterwards , she lay there , shattered , as if a long fall had dashed her body to the ground . |
| 30 | If a long time is spent teaching pupils how to present work and arguments neatly , insisting on underlined headings , dates , and sharp pencils , there are going to be problems convincing them that rough work is valuable and that you are prepared to spend some time looking at it . |