Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] long [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He went on to say that if energy was then introduced into such a system , these shape-specific groups of water polymers could be stabilized and could join together to form long chains of water polymers which would retain the original solute imprint and shape specificity . |
| 2 | Having just completed long negotiations with the various provider units in the area , the authority is now keen to ensure contracts are honoured and it gets the best value healthcare available . |
| 3 | It extends in places up to a metre or so above the level of the reef flat due to the fact that Porolithon can survive in the splash and spray zone and does not need long periods of immersion . |
| 4 | CARTER have not worn long trousers since March 1989 . |
| 5 | We had already negotiated long stretches of the Cherwell where we were completely hidden from view . |
| 6 | However , the government 's threat to withhold payment on contracts with European companies if sanctions were imposed was discounted by many firms which had already encountered long delays in payment . |
| 7 | I mean we 've always associated Forest with playing their way into the penalty area now with Rozario er with Collimore they 've got the licence or the facility just to knock long balls through the air at them . |
| 8 | I tend not to read long interviews with top celebs , as much to avoid discovering that they are dickheads as anything else , so I look for the news , gossip and reviews . |
| 9 | If you can not tell long jokes without getting lost , stick to one-liners . |
| 10 | Citations to actual theses generally reflect long periods of current influence , with some theses continuing to be cited up to twenty years after their deposit . |
| 11 | Nevertheless , the basic directions of economic reform are rather similar to Hungary , though the initial position is quite different , in that Yugoslavia already had long experience of worker-managed firms as well as a high degree of monetary mismanagement ( including a spell of hyperinflation ) resulting from inability of the country 's federal structure to impose monetary discipline . |
| 12 | Your aim should be to see that she does not suffer long periods of loneliness and that she feels so well cared for that she can manage to endure her period of sorrow without too many crutches , until life becomes worth living again . |
| 13 | Do you do you remember ever ever having long periods of illness yourself ? |
| 14 | Such positions usually require long periods of training which involve certain sacrifices such as loss of income . |
| 15 | It also needs long periods of ecological stability during which evolutionary epochs can bring about the necessary organic synthesis . |
| 16 | Howard also has long experience of developing and presenting courses and training programmes to computer professionals , managers and users . |
| 17 | It was early in the season yet , and he probably had long periods of inactivity to fill up between visitors ; but he was not going to be left at leisure for long this time , for in the gravelled car park outside the enclosure a large bus was just disgorging a load of loud and active schoolboys , shepherded by a frantic youth hardly older than the eldest of his charges . |
| 18 | Fredrick taught his brother his technique in a short time and the two brothers worked side by side , often having long discussions about the technique , modifying it as they went along . |
| 19 | He took the finest of lines round the trees at the 13th before hitting the green with a perfectly struck long iron for his four and then was in luck at the 14th . |
| 20 | These young girls , who often travelled long distances to their first position , frequently endured agonies of loneliness and bewilderment . |
| 21 | They still see Scotland as north Britain , an appendage that can be guaranteed to play its part in the Labour unionists ' drama of periodically legitimising long periods of Tory rule by brief interregnums of Labour control . |
| 22 | More than 75 per cent are under 21 , often working long hours on a part-time basis so that the company can keep profits high without having to pay sickness , holiday or other statutory benefits for its employees . |
| 23 | presumably those horses do n't do long spells of that sort |
| 24 | He did n't tell long stories like Patsy did , or wistful tales like Dekko Moore about the time he made harnesses for the Lords of the Soil somewhere down in Meath . |
| 25 | This restricts arbitrage requiring the short selling of shares to those traders who initially hold long positions in many of the shares in the relevant index , such as large market makers or institutional investors . |
| 26 | Their riders had then to cover long distances on foot , leading their mounts . |