Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [prep] long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Old should pay for long hospital stays : doctor |
| 2 | Strategic planning , because of its greater time horizon , must rely on long term forecasts and is therefore more uncertain . |
| 3 | This warns that one of the leads to the keyboard must be twisted , and the user should beware of long component leads from the Spectrum 's PCB shorting out on the metal base . |
| 4 | Has slipped down the weights and could surprise at long odds here . |
| 5 | We 'd go for long walks and eat hot meals and watch the sunset . |
| 6 | Girls had obviously been standing in line for this man from the first day he 'd put on long trousers — or even earlier , she thought grimly . |
| 7 | He wanted to live , he 'd put in long years , he 'd been champion three times , it no longer excited him to race , this was it , goodbye and thanks . |
| 8 | At this time we used to rehearse in long cardigans . |
| 9 | Once the day care centre is no longer suitable we may introduce the sitter service ; link in with the local day hospital or it may lead to long term care . |
| 10 | And there was a warning of the effect proposed cuts in British aid would have on long term projects in the third world … |
| 11 | Dana was always balanced between the two , whereas I would fluctuate for long periods — a year or two in the male , a year or two in the female scale , with often sharp and distressing adjustments of behaviour and character . |
| 12 | At home , I would go on long walks , which were less the contemplative rambles I had previously enjoyed than frantic attempts to keep the body going , to keep the machine working . |
| 13 | They would go on long train journeys together . |
| 14 | Long sentences , which can stand plenty of repetition or extension , will make for long themes . |
| 15 | Daphnia will survive for long periods in your tank . |
| 16 | Premier League is not the finished article yet , but football will benefit in long run |
| 17 | This , of course , will use up space on the memory card , but in practice you probably would n't save too many versions of the pattern , as too many stitches between the repeats will lead to long floats on the reverse side of the knitting . |
| 18 | People sometimes fear that taking turns to listen will lead to long conversations . |
| 19 | In religious organizations reconciliation can persist for long periods of time . |
| 20 | They are said to relieve cramp In the forearm which can arise from long periods of practice flying : but here another caution should be observed . |
| 21 | If you prefer to mount a stalwart defence you can wait behind long lines of hand gunners , massed ranks of halberdiers and hold important positions with volley guns while your artillery softens up the advancing enemy . |
| 22 | In household pets whose exercise is limited the presence of the tracheal nodules is well tolerated , and animals can survive for long periods with little distress . |
| 23 | Scientists and engineers can apply for long term funding to open up new research directions |
| 24 | They are full of fun and not a breed that you can leave for long periods of time , as they are so human orientated . |
| 25 | A limited number of periods of contrast will make for brevity ; adequate periods can lead to long themes . |
| 26 | He can go for long periods without food ; I can go for long periods without sleep . |
| 27 | He can go for long periods without food ; I can go for long periods without sleep . |
| 28 | Smoke particles , with dioxins attached , can travel for long distances before falling to the ground and settling on vegetation , soil and — because dioxins are practically insoluble — to solids in water . |