Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [prep] [adv] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | But while a majority of informed public opinion , the target of persistent lobbying over so long a period , moved decisively towards outright abolition , fortified by the anomalous decisions resulting from the 1957 Homicide Act , the views of the general public continued to be hostile and mostly out of sympathy with the prevailing climate at Westminster and Whitehall . |
| 2 | Mrs Thatcher had been such a dominant political figure for so long , her approach to politics so radical , that all who served with her were stuck with a general defence of her record . |
| 3 | Personally , I think it was a merciful release both for my aunt and for my Uncle Félix , seeing that she had been a helpless invalid for so long . |
| 4 | He gave her a mocking glance from beneath long black lashes . |
| 5 | On the autobahn or the test track , this translates into an uncanny ability to accelerate strongly to 140 mph with sufficient in reserve to cruise at that speed for as long as conditions allow . |
| 6 | ‘ The reason people have been concerned about this case for so long is that it is about far bigger issues . |
| 7 | Perhaps there is a slight disadvantage in playing in Division 2 in that you do not play against the very top sides and players week in , week out , but hopefully Dundee High will earn promotion to the top division before very long . |
| 8 | We may now hope that , with the rebirth of our own mythology from music , the abstractions and the shallow optimism that have degraded the German genius for so long will make way for a new strength and joyful seriousness . |
| 9 | Eleven by-elections are unlikely in the next few months — but if his majority is whittled down to five or six , he may call another election before too long . |
| 10 | Also there is some funny rule regarding how long a player must be on the pitch to claim a clean sheet . |
| 11 | The modern social worker 's role is an enabling one , helping elderly people to make the best use of their own inner resources as well as the many social services available , and to retain some independence for as long as possible . |
| 12 | She 'd been waiting for this moment for so long , and all she could do , now that it had finally arrived , was think the worst of him , instead of simply being happy to see him again . |
| 13 | ‘ I shall have to look for another job before too long , though . |
| 14 | Officers have said they tolerated the old conditions for too long . |
| 15 | Looked forward to this day for so long , I have . |
| 16 | Open-air dancing under the floodlights , often in long mackintoshes and trilby hats , a fountain that fell from bucket to bucket like the omnipresent rain , a bewhiskered Emett railway , a tree-walk alongside a forty-foot Chinese dragon — people queued patiently to enjoy such simple pleasures whose lack of sophistication seemed very exciting to people , most of whom had never had a foreign holiday or seen café tables with coloured umbrellas or indeed any fresh paint for as long as they could remember . |
| 17 | The Institution , however , did not feel able to recommend such a change after the word ‘ diesel ’ had been in universal use for so long . |
| 18 | Drachenfels enjoyed watching his magically created puppets humiliate and denigrate his ‘ guests ’ , an immature pleasure but a pleasure nonetheless , and the puppets are very eager to put on another performance after so long inactive . |
| 19 | It is important , too , to set clear limits to how long you can continue caring if the health of the elderly person is likely to deteriorate seriously . |
| 20 | Lizzie Stroud for whom Miss Lockwood made provision in the form of an annuity , is to continue to live on the top floor for as long as she chooses . |
| 21 | If you practise this hobby for very long , you 'll get used to , and even enjoy , the curiosity of people when they see you with a metal detector . |
| 22 | Having been Foreign Secretary for so long , Eden was well aware of the likely activities MI5 and MI6 would deploy against their Russian visitors . |
| 23 | Instead , you have to take a long-term view , realising that although you can not enjoy them as fresh flowers for very long , you will be able to admire a beautiful picture for many years to come . |
| 24 | In common with other facilities of LIFESPAN , SPRs and SSRs are retained in magnetic form for as long as the objects to which they refer themselves exist in magnetic form . |
| 25 | It allows the lining of the womb to return to normal , and would give her some idea of how long her menstrual cycle was . |
| 26 | The engine driver also gave control some idea of how long it would take to clean the fire and raise sufficient steam for him to take his train forward . |
| 27 | This timing gives some idea of how long their travelling habitually took : still in a post-chaise , and allowing an hour , say , for breakfast , they required seven hours or so to travel a distance of about twenty-eight miles . |
| 28 | But in May 1958 even that show came to an end — a London bus strike was killing business , which also gives some idea of how long ago that was . |
| 29 | Somebody asked , a bit hesitantly , how you would define the Dark Ireland , and Dorrainge , who felt he had been left out of this conversation for too long , said it was rather difficult . |
| 30 | Its American equivalent , the New Yorker , has been read for its advertisements in this country for as long as I can remember . |