Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [prep] [adv] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Interestingly , in those subjects living for fairly long periods in isolation , in whom the pattern of sleep and activity becomes irregular ( see Chapter 2 ) , meals too become erratic in their numbers and composition . |
| 2 | I mean , I 'm sorry … " he looked at Grace out of blue eyes fringed with ridiculously long lashes . |
| 3 | The record is spasmodic and ridiculously incomplete , with particular strata and fossils extremely widespread , hut separated by vastly longer gaps than anything that is preserved . |
| 4 | The case opened with very long and complicated arguments by Master Robert of Clipstone , proctor of the bishop , and Thomas was quick to note that the pope soon became bored by the lengthy statement of the facts by Robert , and told him roundly " to get to the point " . |
| 5 | Some ornamental crab apples flower for so long that they will pollinate your fruiting apples whatever their flowering season . |
| 6 | In stooks standing for too long in wet weather , the bottoms of sheaves might become moussed as dampness set in . |
| 7 | For example , at lambing time many wives put in very long hours . |
| 8 | Ever since she had left school Paula had worked in one of the big department stores in Bristol and she loved it , although the lengthy journey made for very long days and the bus fares ate holes in her meagre salary . |
| 9 | Talks dragged on so long that some doubted whether the project — an aircraft maintenance joint venture with Lockheed and CAAC , China 's national carrier — would ever materialise . |
| 10 | The argument often taking the form of assertion pitted against assertion , women trained for so long to hide their intelligence , to be polite , show an interest in other people , draw them out with questions , now in the relative security burst out with a pent-up aggression , asserting themselves , their opinions . |
| 11 | If Anglican vicars have left bat droppings to accumulate for so long that their ceilings are sagging , they have only themselves to blame . |