Example sentences of "[noun] [vb pp] [prep] long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And there , across a field filled with long grass and butterflies , were the Syrian tanks . |
| 2 | Pipes in uPVC come in long lengths ( typically 3m or 6m ) but can be cut very easily . |
| 3 | But no doubt I am watching them too , he decided , for as an anthropologist he knew that men and women may observe each other as warily as wild animals hidden in long grass . |
| 4 | Cal-Volair did the work at both its shops located at Long Beach and Oxnard , California . |
| 5 | Her waggon-spokes made of long spinners ' legs , |
| 6 | Their staves rose and fell steadily , the men swinging them high above their heads with a measured and deliberate rhythm born of long practice . |
| 7 | The use of weights coupled with longer exercise periods is very demanding and is only intended for serious athletes . |
| 8 | For example , a player whose regular opponent fields High Elves might wisely decide to abandon any attempt to out-shoot his enemies in favour of a fast , hard-hitting attack force combined with long range artillery . |
| 9 | It is difficult to assess the role of dietary fibre in the development of colonic cancer but our results suggest that the increases in cellular proliferation associated with long term higher dietary fibre intake are modest , occur mainly in the proximal colon and are unlikely to present a significant risk for mucosal instability in the distal colon . |
| 10 | Doctors claim their major concern over boxing is the brain damage suffered over long periods . |
| 11 | Chanting can be made immensely complex , with syllables expanded in long neums and a substantial ‘ jubilus ’ element . |
| 12 | Although I must admit … ’ he paused to slow the car down before turning off the road to come to a halt outside an attractive inn , thatched , gabled and wooden-beamed , its façade ablaze with baskets of flowers , its forecourt furnished with long trestle-tables and carved wooden chairs . |
| 13 | Edward 's first year at Oxford , with its long hours of set daily lectures and prepared reading , its loneliness punctuated by long walks , longer letters , and occasional forays in search of new friendships , formed a gentle transition from the two years of freedom he had enjoyed , since leaving St. Paul 's , towards the severer demands that family and social demands were to make upon him . |
| 14 | For all I know these little games may have had their origins hidden in long tradition . |
| 15 | On the prairies , the easily transportable conical tipi made from long saplings covered in buffalo hides provided shelter for tribes such as the Sioux and Cheyenne . |
| 16 | The rarity of formal disciplinary hearings is perhaps one indication of the strict control of inmates achieved by the continual presence of considerable numbers of warders armed with long sticks . |
| 17 | In rats , the hypergastrinaemia induced by long term omeprazole has resulted in enterochromaffin-like ( EC-like ) cell hyperplasia and , subsequently , gastric carcinoid formation . |
| 18 | Then he went back to the cutlery drawer and , with a skill born of long practice , lobbed knives and forks over to Maisie , who set them down in her customary eccentric manner . |
| 19 | With skill borne of long practice he let the old man talk but guided his talk in the way he wanted it to go , then he started to ask questions . |
| 20 | Vanilla silk dupion mini dress with shield of beading worn with long chiffon skirt by Louise Verity ( Vanilla dress £530 ) , skirt £380 ) , full length veil by Louise Verity ( £65 ) , earrings by Van Peterson ( £110 ) |
| 21 | In this way it combines the legitimacy conferred by long inheritance with the lustre and potency of some of the most prestigious diamonds recovered by man . |
| 22 | Limbs cultured for longer periods show a considerable decrease in growth rate and marked tissue degeneration . |
| 23 | Boiler approved for longer flues |
| 24 | A Squig Hunter Mob must contain at least five models ( a Squig Hunter team counts as two ) and may include Cave Squigs as well as Hunters armed with long prodders . |
| 25 | In 1576 Thomas Cherrington complained in the Queen 's Council of the Marches , that Thurston Woodcock , lord of Meason , had assembled a gang armed with long staffs and billhooks , and had forcibly ploughed and then enclosed a piece of his waste ground with a ditch . |
| 26 | For a moment it hovered over her thoughts then , with an ease born of long practice , she pushed it away and went into her dressing room . |
| 27 | Watching as he pulled on his oilskins with an ease born of long practice , Polly shivered violently . |
| 28 | On the higher slopes of Park Fell overlooking Alum Pot , water bubbles from the peat and takes shape as a stream known as Long Churn Spring , coursing down the hillside through a morass to reach a limestone scar on the 1200-ft contour , where it disappears into Upper Long Churn Cave . |
| 29 | Trilobites of Acidaspis type have thoracic segments extended into long spines , which also fringe the head and tail . |
| 30 | These three Russian executante exiles from their native land , have a maturity born of long years together and a rapport so easeful and tangible that , from the first note in Rachmaninov 's Elegiac Trio , the audience was completely enthralled . |