Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] the long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In apprehension of the critical hordes sweeping through Cologne en route to Documenta and the Basel Art Fair , many galleries are ending the spring season with shows that take the long view . |
| 2 | Indeed , there is a strong argument that stretching the long arm of the law to the ‘ innocent ’ hacker could escalate rather than curb serious crime . |
| 3 | However , I think it is Standing Order No. 62(b) which states that a Committee can amend a Bill and change the long title for that purpose . |
| 4 | But you 'd do better to come down with me and make the long trip round . ’ |
| 5 | Given the requirement that medical evidence has to be served with the proceedings , and given the long waiting lists that now apply for very senior surgeons , it might be a good idea either to get an initial report from the treating surgeon or to use one of the independent physicians mentioned above . |
| 6 | They begin well enough , rolling on to their backs , gaping the mouth awkwardly wide and allowing the long tongue to loll lifelessly from their sagging jaws . |
| 7 | Those technologists and designers who question these processes and challenge the long term viability of the present approach to systems design are written off as being unrealistic or even senile . |
| 8 | He considered both were good examples for others to follow and deplored the long petipa ballets which lost their meaning through the inclusion of innumerable divertissements in which : ‘ Petipa only devised new difficulties fur the dancers . ’ |
| 9 | With both hands he smoothed and adjusted the long sausage-roll of cloth that hugged the bottom of the door to keep out those icy draughts ever present in the rest of the house . |
| 10 | Between 1630 and 1646 Sir George Horsey had attempted to dam and drain the long tongue of water which still lies between Chesil Beach and the Dorset mainland . |
| 11 | She turned sideways and admired the long sweep of her neck , mentally accessorising the garment . |
| 12 | It was the sturdy Bates who fielded Morris 's kick in the last second and threw the long pass inside to Davies . |
| 13 | After lunch , full of roast beef , Yorkshire pudding , apple pie and custard , I took the back lane from Settle to Langcliffe and began the long climb out of the village by road . |
| 14 | Their relationship became more and more covert ; he left the police and they moved to a suburb where they ‘ passed for white ’ and began the long struggle called ‘ trying for white ’ . |
| 15 | She completed the usual task of washing and scouring the pots and dishes after dinner , and when Mrs Prynn had inspected her work and approved it , she lay down on her narrow bed and began the long wait for darkness — and for Tristram . |
| 16 | Brushing off the leaves , I engaged ‘ push ’ and began the long walk home . |
| 17 | He bought some rocks and stones , and spent the long summer evenings building a rock garden over the grave . |
| 18 | She turned and walked the long clicking walk down the floor ( the shop strangely quenched of sound and movement ) , tugged back hard on the glass door and with a shake of shiny hair had passed into the random straggle of the street . |
| 19 | Liberal Democrats believe that expanding and utilising to the full scientific and technological talents offers the only chance of improving our performance and reversing the long tale of our relative economic decline . |
| 20 | One by one he filled each chamber with powder and then , without wadding or patch , placed a soft lead ball on its mouth and pulled the long lever beneath the barrel ; this lever moved the rammer which forced the lead down into the chamber and sealed it so completely , the Collector had been assured , that the powder would still fire even if you immersed your arm completely in water . |
| 21 | A dark torrent of human beings , chiefly men , gathered out of all the streets of the vicinity , had dashed unceasingly into the enclosure and covered the long platform with tramping feet . |
| 22 | Raoul turned and saw the long face of the Persian under his black hat . |
| 23 | The Sergeant came up from the rear to join Charles as they left the Carriageway and took the long asphalt path that leads diagonally away to Marble Arch . |
| 24 | Cable said yesterday the company would eventually upgrade and operate the long distance and international communications systems . |
| 25 | Each evening , after supper , Ann and I would launch the boat and fish the long summer night , accompanied by the sound of curlew and ghostly shape of long-eared owl ; and happy splash of rising trout . |
| 26 | London had lost its infant summer and begun the long descent into winter . |
| 27 | Here , after all , was a President prepared to take the economy seriously and to begin the long process of hauling it back into some semblance of order . |
| 28 | Generic technologies are characterised by a breadth of long term potential applications and impacts which require that they be recognised as fundamental elements in thinking about and planning the long term socioeconomic future . |
| 29 | I look at my wife and see the long journey that we have come . |
| 30 | He grabbed his binoculars with trembling hands and swept the long quay as the Avignon drew nearer , scrutinizing each pile of bodies in turn . |