Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | US cities are different from British cities in that , housing goes down a long chain of ownership , becoming more downgraded with each owner , because the wealthy continually build new houses . |
| 2 | thank you , now we 're going to bind this up , you take the long edge , sorry that goes down the long edge comes first of all over the two fingers and round the base of the thumb |
| 3 | Sub David Cork was brought down by Wes Saunders after Cusack headed down a long punt by Prudhoe , but Cook , taking the responsibility instead of the absent Lee Ellison , blasted his spot kick too close to Gareth Howells and the keeper pushed the ball away . |
| 4 | It is simpler to make the note " Jones p. 253 " than to write down a long dissertation which is already in print . |
| 5 | We fled down a long avenue towards the river . |
| 6 | petals strongly and sweetly perfumed , retained over a long period when dried , used in perfumery , potpourris , for perfuming writing paper . |
| 7 | A die could survive over a long period of time . |
| 8 | He moved over a long time ago from playing an SG Standard and an ES-345 when he found his beloved fixed-bridge ‘ 64 Stratocaster , which is standard apart from an extra treble-boost toggle switch . |
| 9 | The broad branching heads of large , ragged yellow daisies appear over a long period during summer ; a large patch is a magnificent spectacle . |
| 10 | This is an acquired skill which develops over a long period . |
| 11 | Eric Pendry himself drew up a long list of recommendations for making these exercises safer . |
| 12 | Suddenly I was climbing up the long ladder of the North pier , the rucksack being roped afterwards . |
| 13 | The Politis editor , Mr Jean-Paul Besset , said his magazine had carried out a long investigation into dangerous waste dumping , including the discovery in 1983 of barrels of earth impregnated with dioxin from Seveso that were illegally shipped to northern France by an independent contractor . |
| 14 | It let out a long clang . |
| 15 | She let out a long whistle , and heard him chuckle . |
| 16 | Evans let out a long whistle . |
| 17 | Ellen Harker let out a long breath and relaxed visibly . |
| 18 | He let out a long breath and raised his hands to cover both ears . |
| 19 | He let out a long breath then turned to look at Hitch . |
| 20 | Hans let out a long breath . |
| 21 | Harry let out a long breath . |
| 22 | He let out a long breath . |
| 23 | But we do talk and what I know is you are essentially a decent and totally wonderful human being and I 'll hang around a long time for you . |
| 24 | However , this does not persist over a long time scale and is often not to be observed at all . |
| 25 | The next section between Culver Street and Gigant Street and Guilder Lane and Pennyfarthing Street could have seen little change over a long period . |
| 26 | Improv provides business an professional users with a unique set of capabilities for dynamic viewing and analysis , and , for building spreadsheets that can be easily reused , modified and shared over a long lifecycle . |
| 27 | There are two broad categories : ( 1 ) where the object is to generate more work by some system of cross-referral in particular fields , though such arrangements are difficult to sustain over a long period if member firms wish to retain their independence and separate profitability . |
| 28 | But questions remain over the long term benefits of the orphans ' visits . |
| 29 | But questions remain over the long term benefits of the orphans ' visits . |
| 30 | One is that the abuse is part of the way two people communicate over a long period of time . |