Example sentences of "[noun] to [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs García 's perfect reception of a press briefing taking place halfway around the world is testament to the long reach of Televisa 's ECO network . |
| 2 | Most outdoor pursuits are available and cater for all ages and abilities — from a gentle riverside stroll and picnic to a long distance hike , climbing and caving , fishing for trout and salmon , bird watching and falconry , canoeing , horseriding and mountain biking . |
| 3 | All that now remains is a single tower , a poor monument to a long history of noble residences on the site . |
| 4 | The paused at the entrance to the long corridor . |
| 5 | You can join immediately ( enquire at the entrance to the Long Room or in the Library Shop ) , or write to the Treasurer , Friends of the Library , Trinity College , Dublin 2 , from whom further information is available . |
| 6 | Mr Johnston said this week 's reform talks were no more than the overture to a long debate that would run into the winter and become embroiled in GATT negotiations . |
| 7 | Roll out the remaining pink marzipan to a long strip . |
| 8 | But if we turn to consider the [ … ] supply price with reference to a long period of time , we shall find that it is governed by a different set of causes , and with different results . |
| 9 | I propose a toast to the long life , health , wealth , and happy marriage , of Annabelle and Steven . |
| 10 | Alex Ferguson has tied Giggs to a long contract and keeps him under his wing . |
| 11 | Rey was probably heir to a long tradition in the matter of prompting : no prompt-box can be seen in the illustrations from the 1747 Palais-Royal performance ( illus.s ) or the 1745 Versailles performance ( illus.3 ) . |
| 12 | Cut all main branches back to a few inches long and for each prepare 2–3 scions of the new variety as for whip and tongue grafting , but trim their bases to a long wedge shape . |
| 13 | I merely wish to draw attention to the long chain of wrongly dated groups of pottery , each in turn dependent on the other , all the result of the false assumption that a few coins were contemporary with this deposit , whereas they were either residual or still in circulation , and in neither case have a relevance in establishing a terminus post quem . |
| 14 | Unfortunately I had not realised that a stern rope had already been passed to the ship and an indignant shout from my crew on the after deck drew my attention to the long nylon rope which was now snaking dangerously round the bollards as we drew away . |
| 15 | The slaves were bringing cups of chilled wine to the long table . |
| 16 | She walked through the living room to the long window at the end . |
| 17 | City had already surged forward and stretched the Quakers ' defence several times in search of an equaliser when Sean McCarthy beat the offside trap to a long through-ball , and was brought crashing down by Mark Prudhoe on the edge of the box . |
| 18 | ‘ Do n't add acquisitiveness to the long list of my sins . |
| 19 | We dropped down from the Spa to a long stretch of empty beach and the sergeant shouted " " Right , sprint to those rocks ! |
| 20 | Bonds has added centre-back Tony Gale to a long transfer list which includes experienced pros Ian Bishop , Mike Small , Mitchell Thomas and Colin Foster . |
| 21 | Instead , Sara was lowered into one and , escorted by Dom Alfonso , was rowed by fourteen oarsmen to the long stone quay which fronted the city . |
| 22 | Evelyn abstained from the Commons after Pride 's Purge in 1648 , and went into retirement until the return of the secluded MPs to the Long Parliament in February 1660 , when he became a councillor of state . |
| 23 | In 1563 one Hoppringle had been set upon and murdered in his house by a joint force of Armstrongs and Elliots , which gave rise to a long Border feud . |
| 24 | free admission to the Long Room ( if you join the Friends on your visit to the Library , your admission charge will be refunded ) |
| 25 | Buddhists believe that Gautama the Buddha was the successor to a long line of earlier Buddhas , all distinguished by shrewdness , wisdom , love or sacrifice . |
| 26 | This gives the user the opportunity to produce an index to a long document such as a report or a dissertation . |
| 27 | He was elected a councillor of state on the return of the secluded members to the Long Parliament in February 1660 , and on re-election to the Convention Parliament ( April 1660 ) was included in the delegation to attend the king in Holland . |
| 28 | Barbara Todd , executive secretary to a long line of senior managers , retired on 3 July 1992 . |
| 29 | The other Rex put his hands to the long table-top , tore it from its legs and cast it away into the darkness . |
| 30 | He walked across the restaurant to the long table near the dance floor , where the delegation sat . |