Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [verb] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is the practice of buying a long line of stock from one seller and then selling the shares through the market . |
| 2 | As soon as they arrived at the auberge , Rose announced her intention of having a long soak in the bath followed by a lie down . |
| 3 | In the region of sub-Sahara Africa , the once general custom of observing a long post-partum abstinence ( often as long as three or four years ) was based on recognition of the chain linking the sickness or death of an infant or young child to the new pregnancy that disturbed or interrupted the breastfeeding of the suckling child . |
| 4 | I am against the custom of pillaging a long work for its ‘ beauties ’ and letting the rest sink or swim . |
| 5 | A link involves fundraising both to meet the costs of sustaining a long distance friendship and to provide funds to help to support Christian Aid 's existing partnership with the Third World community with which there is a link . |
| 6 | Later there was a letter from the BBC about doing a long television interview . |
| 7 | The man snorted like a ploughhorse getting its breath after turning a long furrow . |
| 8 | I could not face the prospect of spending a long holiday in Weymouth , because I would argue with my sister , and it rains too much in Weymouth . |
| 9 | You may have recollections of taking a long time to achieve competence in one particular skill , and wonder whether on returning you will be given adequate time to practise and revise . |
| 10 | And our thoughts changed from admiring the scenery to contemplating a long uphill stretch . |
| 11 | This made it easy for the doctor to see at a glance how Vincent 's temperature had changed up or down , since the operation without studying a long list of figures . |
| 12 | Sir Bryan had made par on the first hole by sinking a long putt and his tail was up . |
| 13 | Wound the stem 12–15in from its tip by making a long cut to form a tongue . |
| 14 | Alcohol is a poor way of getting a long sleep as its diuretic effect wakes you because of a full bladder . |
| 15 | The potential benefits of achieving a long term reduction in excessive vehicle speeds are considerable . |
| 16 | Walter solved this problem by mounting a long flat spring between the check and the action frame at the treble end . |
| 17 | If the vendor attempts to avoid a balancing charge in respect of an industrial building by granting a long lease at a premium out of the " relevant interest " which he owns , Newco will not be entitled to industrial buildings allowances on the premium ( see s20 Capital Allowances Act 1990 ) . |
| 18 | In addition to servicing our existing clients , MAS specialists seek to obtain new clients by providing initial acquisition or disposal services to non-clients with a view to establishing a long term client relationship for other KPMG services . |