Example sentences of "[modal v] be [vb pp] [prep] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the establishment of the intestinal biopsy technique for the diagnosis of coeliac disease , it became apparent that a wheat free diet should be maintained for long periods before an adequate response occurred , as Dicke had predicted . |
| 2 | This should be reflected in longer reaction times ( RT ) to acoustically similar letters . |
| 3 | A chemical sprout inhibitor should be used for long term storage . |
| 4 | He described the region as one of the few remaining pristine areas of the world , which must be retained for long term investigation . |
| 5 | Normally our tours were confined to three months but occasionally , according to the availability of experienced officers , this might be extended to longer periods . |
| 6 | She believes that junior doctors could be empowered by longer contracts and proposes that house jobs should be arranged in one year ( or even 18 month ) blocks within single or closely linked units , so that the doctors felt and were recognised as an important part of the service provided . |
| 7 | As the products of such events could be stored for long periods in the thick sub-cratonic lithospheric keel , there is ample scope for ancient relict-enriched mantle to be involved in younger igneous events . |
| 8 | As time passed she could be halted for longer and longer intervals , and eventually she forgot her rearing habit altogether . |
| 9 | It was Field in 1977 who had suggested that the glucose/sugar component of oral rehydration solutions could be replaced by long chain polymers of glucose , ie. starch . |
| 10 | One solution to this problem would be to assign a length to a probe , rather than treating it as a point , so that short probes could be contained within longer ones . |
| 11 | Alert 's flying tour of Britain brought home to us that the new GRP planing hulls could be used for long range patrols when required and that they were not just " hot rods " for use in sheltered waters . |
| 12 | But what is more troubling than the initial rigid fixed term is the fact that warrants may be renewed for longer periods still . |
| 13 | A small amount of the resultant PCR product may be saved for long term storage . |
| 14 | These are techniques that may be used for longer term forecasting , perhaps for periods of two or more years ahead . |
| 15 | The only access to the village would be blocked for long periods . |
| 16 | This will be followed by longer term steps . |
| 17 | If a search for money and/or an avoidance of stress are two indicators of strong arousals from this goal category , then it is clear that some people can be motivated for long periods of time either by stress avoidance or by accumulating more and more money . |
| 18 | If arranged along a low wire or rail like a single espalier , they can be trained as long dwarf hedges around borders and vegetable beds . |
| 19 | If there are several competing paths , only those paths that can be matched to long words are continued , and a short word will only be retrieved from the buffer if none of the possible paths can be matched to a long word . |
| 20 | It is indeed true that balance of payments deficits can be sustained for longer than they could a generation ago ; we would have never got this far without a much worse sterling crisis if that were not the case . |
| 21 | Those cocultured on a mesenchyme fibroblastic feeder layer , however , proliferate more readily , and can be maintained for longer intervals in vitro . |
| 22 | Unlike conventional spring-loaded shears , which are heavy to use , and which work through a linkage which becomes worn with use , the Master and Multi Shears are lightweight , and can be operated for long periods without hand strain , even by people with limited hand strength . |
| 23 | Transparencies can be studied for longer periods than drawings on the board , and no time is consumed by drawing during the lesson . |
| 24 | Uginox is lightweight , vandal resistant and can be laid in long lengths , eliminating the need for cross joints . |
| 25 | As time goes on , if the horse stance is repeated daily , you will discover that the position can be held for longer and longer as your legs become stronger . |
| 26 | This increase , however , can be attributed to long naps taken outside the main sleep period and increased sleep time on rest days . |