Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] the long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the same time as I was writing some correspondence ( including the note to you ) , I was attempting to organise the hand-over of certain severely disturbed patients to various colleagues who were to assume responsibility for them during the long vacation . |
| 2 | The message from brokers is apply for shares , but do not look to hold them for the long term . |
| 3 | The federal pump-priming for their establishment , eventually extended to cover their first eight years , was not intended to support them for the long term . |
| 4 | He had also , however , as Churchill perceived , conceded to Gandhi and the Congress movement a degree of recognition of their importance which in the long run could do the British no good . |
| 5 | For the next week I thought long and hard about undertaking an interview with the Queen Mother which would cover every aspect of her life but the great historical event which had changed it for ever ; which had propelled her and her husband to the throne , had made happy and glorious a reign which might otherwise have been disastrous , yet which was tragically cut short by illness and death , and which in the long run had made her far and away the most loved of all the members of the Royal Family . |
| 6 | Critics of Fiat therefore argued that its bid could be seen as a defensive move to improve its domestic position and , perhaps more importantly , to prevent a competitor from obtaining Italian production facilities , which in the long run could pose a threat to Fiat . |
| 7 | This reliance on the compulsive power of oratory started a rhetorical tradition which in the long run weakened liberalism ; rhetoric is unsuitable to the politics of interest and easily becomes the property of extremists . |
| 8 | The expansion of forestry by means of a policy of attrition and isolation of farms is occurring but it is not necessarily a process which in the long term will lead to a reasonable balance of land use . |
| 9 | Even the most well-intentioned and politically sensitive non-governmental organizations found themselves supporting projects which in the long term strengthened individuals rather than communities , unrealistically raised expectations or created unintended dependency relationships . |
| 10 | Male callers however are far more likely to be looking for easy solutions to a debt problem , usually a further loan or re-mortgage which in the long term will often make the problem worse . |
| 11 | Can we wait for prosperity and education to keep mankind in check ; so the humble villager , the wretched dweller in the shantytown does n't choose the traditional , unthinking , long-term option of a dozen children , the decision which in the long term destroys both them and theirs ? |
| 12 | When nobody from the long list of eminent organizations which had registered their opposition could be present , however ( which was most of the time ) , the burden of maintaining a presence and regular cross-examining was left to a few stalwarts . |
| 13 | I know we 're all very upset by what 's happened here , but damaging your career now wo n't help you in the long run . ’ |
| 14 | Again , this is information which is useful to you over the long term . |
| 15 | Again , this is information which is useful to you over the long term . |
| 16 | I am sure that your council will understand that the company can not commit itself to the long term investment programme , or expose itself to the commercial risks involved in the project , unless the facilities can be planned in a climate of security . |
| 17 | She ignored the amazed looks that followed them up the long hill out of town , glad to reach home long before the other two . |
| 18 | I mean the one with the long nose . ’ |
| 19 | Politically we are on a hiding to nothing in the long run and so I guess the only satisfactory way forward would be to leave badgers completely alone and compensate farmers in full for badger-related losses , including consequential losses . ’ |
| 20 | There is nothing in the long run that is more damaging to investment than inflation . |
| 21 | I also knew that experience in working with other birds would be useful to me in the long term . |
| 22 | ‘ If they continually try to buck the system , the system will destroy them in the long run . |
| 23 | A report has recommended that logging in the ancient forests of the Pacific Northwest region of the USA be cut by more than half as a means of sustaining them in the long term and protecting their wildlife [ see EDs passim ] . |
| 24 | She mentally steeled herself for the long evening ahead , but , as it turned out , it was n't nearly as long as she had anticipated because towards the end of the evening she heard a sharp knocking on the door , and opened it to find André standing outside , a huge bunch of flowers in his arms . |
| 25 | She rested her chin on her knees , preparing herself for the long wait . |
| 26 | Rose never interested in clothes before , tried the lot on and beamed at herself in the long mirror . |
| 27 | Alexandra surveyed herself in the long glass on the wall . |
| 28 | Catching sight of herself in the long wall-mirror as she pulled a peach-coloured , button-necked nightshirt over her head , she found herself wondering what Guy was doing . |
| 29 | She caught worldwide attention last year when she claimed in a defence of prostitution charges that she could only satisfy a sex addiction by selling herself to the long line of men . |
| 30 | While the water steamed from the taps , she busied herself at the long table beneath the bathroom mirror , lifting the lids from the various jars and sniffing at them until she found the one she was searching for . |