Example sentences of "a long " in BNC.
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| 31 | As though all this had happened a long time ago . |
| 32 | They were in there for a long time . |
| 33 | The aim is to produce beers quickly which , because they are sterile and have a long ‘ shelf life ’ , are also highly profitable . |
| 34 | When the pub landlord or cellarman considers that the beer is ready to serve — it is said to have ‘ dropped bright ’ with the sediment of yeast in the belly of the cask , and to have matured sufficiently — a long plastic tube is connected to the tap and the beer is ready to be pulled to the bar . |
| 35 | Casks are placed on their ends in the cellar and a long tube known as an extractor is inserted through the tap hole . |
| 36 | ‘ China has a long history of cuisine , a vast territory and abundant natural resources , many nationalities and a large population that has many regions and local diets and customs , ’ he explains , adding that Chinese chefs tended to create new dishes daily , as each cooking method , each style and the range of ingredients could be used to make up different combinations — traditional menus contained a minimum of 100 dishes named after methods . |
| 37 | Dried pastas have a shelf-life in excess of a year and frozen pastas also have a long shelf-life under proper conditions . |
| 38 | At once there came , clear in the sunny air , a long piercing scream . |
| 39 | ‘ If he 'd gone away a long time ago , it would have been better , ’ said Mrs Clancy wryly . |
| 40 | Mrs Feather drew a long breath and let it out . |
| 41 | Her tears were easing and she gave a long gurgling sniff , reaching , it seemed , deep into her empty body . |
| 42 | Henry passed her some thin , crustless brown bread and butter and listened to a long story about fox-hunting . |
| 43 | The festival is also screening POISON , one of the most controversial American films for a long time , which has caused storms of protest in the States and will be a film that has everyone talking . |
| 44 | Immediately after leaving SIS , I took a long holiday in Italy . |
| 45 | After returning the van to the hire company , I went for a long walk in Hyde Park . |
| 46 | A long time ago now though . |
| 47 | ‘ That was all a long time ago now . ’ |
| 48 | However , after an uncomfortable night with hardly any sleep , a rudimentary wash at the station , an hour 's work , a long train journey , a long walk to a day centre for a shower , and then with another long walk ahead of me , the return train journey , a further hour 's hard work and another uncomfortable night , day in , day out — I 'm a sprightly so-and-so but something else on top of all that did seem like perhaps too much of a good thing . |
| 49 | However , after an uncomfortable night with hardly any sleep , a rudimentary wash at the station , an hour 's work , a long train journey , a long walk to a day centre for a shower , and then with another long walk ahead of me , the return train journey , a further hour 's hard work and another uncomfortable night , day in , day out — I 'm a sprightly so-and-so but something else on top of all that did seem like perhaps too much of a good thing . |
| 50 | She insisted on having wine with the meal , and as I had n't had a drink in a long time , it made me feel rather tipsy . |
| 51 | We gave each other a long hug . |
| 52 | It 's like people sometimes have problems when they come out after a long stay in hospital — or the same sort of thing anyway . |
| 53 | Straight and narrow Part one of David Stevens ' new series sets out the plans for his transformation of a long , narrow garden . |
| 54 | The broad branching heads of large , ragged yellow daisies appear over a long period during summer ; a large patch is a magnificent spectacle . |
| 55 | Those that need a long day-length to complete their life-cycle often refuse to bloom in the shade . |
| 56 | If you have spent a long day on the airfield , it will be difficult to refuse your turn to fly , even if you are tired . |
| 57 | Most private owners discovered the use of a tail and wing-tip dolly a long time ago , making it possible to tow out with a car single-handedly on most days . |
| 58 | However , if you are correcting for drift with one wing well down , and then the cable breaks , you may find that you have already turned quite a long way , and that it is easier to keep that turn going if you can not get down ahead . |
| 59 | In others the stick will have to move quite a long way forwards before the wing unstalls and the spin stops . |
| 60 | Usually it is at the end of a long day 's racing , with a number of stressful periods all adding to the pilot 's fatigue . |