Example sentences of "[noun sg] for the longest " in BNC.
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| 1 | The children who were in Pindown for the longest periods could receive more than £50,000 . |
| 2 | I saw her watching the girl for the longest time and finally she said , " Are those Indian beads ? " |
| 3 | In any other case , bankruptcy proceedings must be begun in the county court for the insolvency district in which the debtor has resided or carried on business for the longest period during the six months immediately preceding the presentation of the bankruptcy petition ( r 6.9(2) ) . |
| 4 | The Gaboon viper holds the record for the longest fangs — of the snake 's 3 m ( 10 ft ) length , the fangs measure almost 3 cm ( 1 in ) . |
| 5 | Not only did they run the longest steam-hauled train ever seen on the 20-mile line since BR days , but also set a new British mileage record for the longest continuous run of Beamish Museum 's replica ‘ Locomotion ’ . |
| 6 | In 1990 they were halted 90 miles from the Pole by wide stretches of open water.Having already travelled more than 500 miles from their starting point in Siberia , they set a record anyway for the longest unsupported polar journey.Then Sir Ranulph abandoned the polar cold for the desert heat , to find Ubar , before again teaming up with Dr Stroud for this winter 's headline-making trek to the South Pole , breaking their own record for the longest unsupported polar journey ever made.They returned in February and Sir Ranulph still can not tolerate running shoes on his frost-bitten feet , to train for his next expedition — ‘ another hot one . ’ |
| 7 | Many had come to see if they could break the record for the longest uninterrrupted ride on the tidal wave . |
| 8 | The hon. Member for Neath ( Mr. Hain ) easily won the prize for the longest words in the debate , but that does not mean that his speech had the best content . |
| 9 | I stood in the gloaming for the longest 30 seconds of my life while someone looked for a light switch . |
| 10 | She has already established a number of landmarks in political history and psephology : the first woman Prime Minister in any major western industrial state ; the first leader since Lord Liverpool in the 1820s to win three elections in a row , and Prime Minister for the longest uninterrupted spell in the twentieth century . |
| 11 | The Prime Minister also feels that having taken the flak for the longest recession since the war , Mr Lamont is entitled to receive the laurels when the predicted recovery begins . |