Example sentences of "[noun] in [noun] for long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Brand-name pharmaceutical companies denied that this would happen and promised greater investments in research in return for longer patent protection . |
| 2 | Dwyer is a leading proponent of adopting the South African dispensation — legalised lifting in the line-out , as demonstrated by Leonard — to ensure cleaner possession from the line-out and keep the ball in play for longer periods of time . |
| 3 | Try to limit juice and other sugary drinks to mealtimes when they 'll do the least damage , dilute them well and do n't give them in a bottle used as a dummy because these bathe the teeth in sugar for long periods of time . |
| 4 | They would take long breaks , and would sometimes work slowly , leaving components in vats for longer than necessary . |
| 5 | BBC Network Television director Will Wyatt said : ‘ Jonathan has done one of the toughest jobs in television for longer than almost all of his predecessors . ’ |