Example sentences of "[be] [verb] on the long " in BNC.
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| 1 | The growth hormone locus has also been mapped on the long arm of chromosome 17 , at 17q 22–24 , close to the BRCA1 gene in breast and ovarian cancer families . |
| 2 | A superb outing of this kind can be had on the long Nantlle ridge — comprising six miles and six mountains of excellent high-level walking . |
| 3 | The fact that the BRCA1 gene for breast cancer is flanked on the long arm of chromosome 17 by the THRA1 gene for the thyroid hormone receptor may be important in this respect . |
| 4 | Both are worried that Keith is embarking on the long downhill road to delinquency and even the nursery staff have resorted to clichés to describe his behaviour . |
| 5 | In cases where a tumour suppressor gene is inactivated , repetitive cellular repair may lead to uncontrolled cell division and malignant transformation ; a putative tumour suppressor gene has been described on the long arm of chromosome 17 . |
| 6 | Within the hour Robert set out up-river to the ford by Pool , to carry the news across the river to the castellan at Castell Coch ; and before the morning was out , a rider was despatched on the long ride to Llewelyn 's court at Aber . |
| 7 | Sara curtsied , and backed to the door ; and it was only when it had closed behind her and she was standing on the long , tiled landing that she realized that her future mother-in-law had not once asked about her family in Ireland . |