Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] its long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The real power of most artillery lies in its long reach . |
| 2 | looks at its long history , in which the last five years have been arguably the most dramatic , part of a transformation which is by no means over . |
| 3 | Was it just electrical power — hence the staggering sight of all the massed Glories — or was it more to do with some human power the Worm had absorbed in its long sojourn under Monument Hill ? |
| 4 | Conservative back-benchers like Richard Shepherd and Jonathan Aitken have voiced their concern at many of the Government 's anti-libertarian actions ; and Enoch Powell has written of ‘ this atmosphere of near-hysteria in which , with general applause , Parliament gets to trample upon the rights and freedoms which it has nurtured and protected through its long history ’ . |
| 5 | I hope your car has recovered from its long journeys . |
| 6 | G-JOEY has a comic face painted on its long snout . |
| 7 | As Parliament went into its long summer recess , it was quite clear that Margaret Thatcher was going to reshuffle the Cabinet and the betting was that the shuffle would be a major one . |
| 8 | Away it went on its long trip to the moon . |
| 9 | Seniority is itself based on the length of service to the group as in the classic statement of Japanese company practices ; authority is legitimated by its long record of commitment and respect for seniority is therefore justified . |
| 10 | Turku Cathedral survives , though greatly restored and rebuilt , having been damaged and battered in its long history . |
| 11 | Plateosaurus was a well-known herbivore , occasionally rearing up and sprinting in short bursts on its hind legs , its momentum aided by its long tail . |