Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [noun] [prep] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Further , the neat division of society into a minority of freeholders sharply contrasted with the mass of tenant farmers and landless men stops far short of the whole truth in its failure to acknowledge the interest of copyholders whose security of tenure made them freeholders in all but name , or to distinguish leaseholders with long terms from mere tenants at will . |
| 2 | He gripped the pommel , pushed his left boot into the cold stirrup iron , and heaved up into the Hussar saddle with its high spoon that offered support during long hours of riding . |
| 3 | And make use of long wave . |
| 4 | In practice , the sole result was an outbreak of fisticuffs between the UDA and UVF prisoners in Long Kesh prison . |
| 5 | Guisarmes ( top ) were used to great effect as thrusting and cutting weapons on long shafts whilst ( above ) the cultellus was used to administer the coup de grace to unhorsed knights , and the war scythe and glaive to pull the horseman from his saddle . |
| 6 | Amid worsening violence linked to Islamic fundamentalist groups [ see pp. 39118-19 ] , the government issued a decree on Oct. 1 against " subversion and terrorism " , creating three secret courts , lowering the age of responsibility from 18 to 16 years and introducing sanctions including long prison terms and execution , without right of appeal . |
| 7 | In this way examples can be collected in a methodical way and edited with the minimum expenditure of time on viewing and selecting extracts from long recordings . |
| 8 | Pete Dawson was his real name but no one called him that At 15 he was six-feet tall , stroke for the rowing eight , and had loads of long hair . |
| 9 | If the risk was very great or obvious then , given the number of people using monitors and watching TV for long periods , then the effects would be more obvious . |
| 10 | One recent estimate was that the private sector carries out 15% of elective surgery and 59% of abortions and provides 58% of long term care of the elderly and 7% of acute psychiatry . |
| 11 | Skanform panels enable refurbishment of existing clean environments to a high standard of quality and hygiene without expensive and complicated installation procedures , while allowing investment in long term reliability and cost effectiveness . |
| 12 | When setting medium to long hair ( left and above ) , start at the front : to get rid of flopping hair , wind away from the face , back towards the crown . |