Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [prep] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | The arts world has almost grown accustomed to the hand-to-mouth condition in which it is kept , but what it has not become resigned to over the long period of Tory rule is the positive hostility to its aims and values . |
| 2 | The boy was done up in a long striped apron and straw boater in arch Victorian pastiche but his arms were all that Edward saw : young , dusted with golden hairs and somehow indisputably male . |
| 3 | Nevertheless we were very glad to have someone to talk to in the long reaches of the night when we were struggling to keep our eyes open . |
| 4 | Then the sleeve of Dot 's coat was clawed at by a long briar . |
| 5 | And no-one looked more livelier than Denis Hollywood in the last seven minutes of a contest that will be talked about for a long time to come . |
| 6 | ‘ That was the best two sets of serving I have played against for a long while , ’ he said . |
| 7 | ‘ That was the best two sets of serving I have played against for a long while , ’ he said . |
| 8 | Or , again , a new discovery might be arrived at after a long series of observations and calculations , as exemplified by Kepler 's discoveries of his laws of planetary motion . |
| 9 | Therefore , the one is a destination which you 'll probably find you 'd prefer to go to for a long weekend or perhaps a , part of your annual holiday etcetera , our parks are places you go to for a day out and I think therefore there is a very er , strong difference between the sort of visit and because I feel that EuroDisney which will undoubtedly will be good , it 's a proven formula er , it 's run well er , it appeals to a lot of people and therefore it will be I think er , successful , exactly how successful I obviously ca n't say , but it will be successful , it will certainly attract British visitors , but they 'll come back , looking er , with certain higher expectation , a value for money , quality etcetera , etcetera . |
| 10 | In 1930 the great liberating novelist of human passions wrote in Pornography and Obscenity , ‘ Masturbation is certainly the most dangerous sexual vice that a society can be afflicted with in the long run . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ And since it 's been over and finished with for a long time , there does n't seem any point in discussing it , especially right now . |
| 12 | The National Council for Women 's ‘ Charter for Women 's Health ’ launched in September calls for the right to knowledge , participation in health-care decisions , opportunity for choice , provision for quality care , accessible health care & the right to a healthy lifestyle ( All issues that the NCT has been working towards for a long time ) . |
| 13 | Said a lot of things I 've been meaning to for a long time . ’ |