Example sentences of "[vb infin] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since very small , light animals can fall a long way without being hurt , it 's quite likely that it survived in the forest world under the tree and had the second most interesting experience any tree frog has ever had . |
| 2 | An irritated Dutch official said : ‘ If the Danes can do it with a referendum by July , I do not see why the British would need a longer time . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ They are a breed that will enjoy a long walk and they are excellent car travellers — in the 34 years that I have owned them I have never known one to be car sick , ’ she added . |
| 4 | ‘ I thought you would enjoy a longer ride on such a lovely night . |
| 5 | A man wid wait a long while fur a Glesca Keelie at a ceilidh and no mistake . |
| 6 | Even here , one could wait a long time . |
| 7 | ‘ We might wait a long time ! ’ he said . |
| 8 | Apart from ERA 's determination to find and fund a long term solution to the dampness problem and to prove that their living conditions were more suited to the health of the fungus families than human families , they were equally determined to get Public Health on the political agenda and to dispel the myth that smoking , diet and lack of exercise were solely responsible for Glasgow 's award winning heart disease record . |
| 9 | ‘ With most criminal kidnaps you could expect a long wait . |
| 10 | If brought to trial , she can expect a long prison sentence , followed by ‘ re-education through labour ’ in a camp in Qinghai — ‘ China 's Siberia ’ — an Area like the Sahara desert , in the west of the country , where the climate is notorious for its boiling heat in summer and freezing temperatures in winter . |
| 11 | Square Face : Wear a headpiece that sits on the back of your head and opt for an understated veil style , although your face shape will carry a long veil beautifully . |
| 12 | Yet when one starts to look at the overall picture a little more deeply , will the obvious strengthening of what will be nine single Championship weeks , be anything more than a move which enables the rich to get richer and actually sets into motion what could become a long term contraction , rather than expansion of the sport , especially if the much-needed revival in the world economy takes longer to become bullish than some of the optimists have been forecasting . |
| 13 | You ca n't just pull that across , might look a long way out . |
| 14 | And erm you could see a long distance with it like that you know , especially if you could see a fox from er about a mile and a half , you could see right going along the rocks in the mountains . |
| 15 | ‘ You can see a long way from up here , ’ said Simon . |
| 16 | It was a very clear day and we could see a long way . |
| 17 | The house seemed to stand in a field near the top of a hill , and they could see a long way . |
| 18 | In the candle-light I could see a long table , in the middle of which was a large yellow shape , with hundreds of insects feeding off it . |
| 19 | During an , a very intensive training and organization period in the United States during the first half of nineteen forty three , and that does sound a long time ago , er we er the Three-Ninetieth Bomb Group , under the able direction of Colonel , er arrived at Parham , right here , in July nineteen forty three . |
| 20 | Then there is the travelling back and forth to shows , which can often entail a long drive . |
| 21 | Stillwater fish are often found in deepish water when the weather is cold and this may entail a longer cast . |
| 22 | Would you like a long weekend in the country courtesy of Citroën ? |
| 23 | In New York they were called an hour before the show opened , and once they had done their face make-up , they only had to put on tights rather than spend a long time carefully using wet white , which gave them longer to gossip . |
| 24 | Erm I do n't think we can spend a long time considering them , it 's just if people bear me whisking through them our brains . |
| 25 | Good do you remember a long time ago doing factor trees and I gave you three sixty to do ? |
| 26 | Two cartons , and it will keep a long time , even with no fridge . |
| 27 | Whenever I have argued this point with other anglers they inevitably say that all you need to do is use a long link and a short hook-length when link-legering to obtain the same effect . |
| 28 | ‘ And did any ask of you , towards the end of the evening , to help him hoist a long bundle on to the wagon with the wood ? ’ asked Cadfael , directly but without much expectation , and shook to the simple answer . |
| 29 | You can stay a long time in neutral , ticking over — provided nothing happens . |
| 30 | A similar effect of , on the one hand , challenging the reader to take up an alert and interpretative role , and , on the other , gratuitously creating an amorphous but strong atmosphere peculiar to the fabliau through the text , is achieved by extensive use of the homonyms vit and con , and com-/con- as a common suffix in the Romance languages : ( I can not make a long tale : in this castle there was a count and with him the countess , his wife , who was a very beautiful and worthy woman ; and there were [ or she had ] more than thirty knights . |