Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] [verb] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | The idea which lay behind the use of the term ‘ social democracy ’ was that the working-class movement would not only complete the process of achieving political democracy by establishing universal and equal suffrage ( and this itself required a long struggle ) , but would also extend democracy into other areas of social life , in particular through a democratic control of the economy , and would thus create new democratic institutions . |
| 2 | He says that there may be a few who go the long way around , but not many . |
| 3 | Even Mr Fraser of Neill 's , a source of many choice quotations on this issue had to admit that not all the women got married : " there are some who stay a long time . |
| 4 | Following this we have the long period of isostatic emergence , rapid weathering of the new mountains with the formation of molasse-type deposits , widespread red bed sedimentation and also perhaps a period of glaciation , before peneplanation , widespread marine transgressions and the recommencement of the cycle in new troughs . |
| 5 | So it is clear we have a long way to go before we can store up all the experiences of humankind . |
| 6 | In October 1718 he published a long mock-heroic poem , The Chevalier de St. George . |
| 7 | To my left I saw the long purple curtains twitch in the window and for a moment I thought it was her just making sure I 'd gone . |
| 8 | The brush has been developed for easel painters ; each one has a long , silver-grey handle which makes it ideal for easel painting when you need distance from the canvas . |
| 9 | This is seen as an important means of getting away from the elitist concept and encouraging everyone to take a longer view , even if his or her immediate task involves short-term objectives . |
| 10 | After all we have a long and tiring afternoon ahead of us ? ’ |
| 11 | I always make sure they take a long time to die . ’ |
| 12 | Above all they presented a long established ranking order : gold and silver for higher denominations in descending order and non-precious copper for small change . |
| 13 | Did you find that so many it took a long time for change to take place |
| 14 | The more you ask the longer it gets , Toby . |
| 15 | Do n't forget that altitude is also a factor , and the higher you go the longer into the day a slope of spring snow will remain hard . |