Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man snorted like a ploughhorse getting its breath after turning a long furrow . |
| 2 | If you 're thinking of tackling a long distance footpath staying at youth hostels and guest houses , then this size sack is ideal as your load is mainly bulky spare clothing rather than weighty hardware . |
| 3 | A link involves fundraising both to meet the costs of sustaining a long distance friendship and to provide funds to help to support Christian Aid 's existing partnership with the Third World community with which there is a link . |
| 4 | Alcohol is a poor way of getting a long sleep as its diuretic effect wakes you because of a full bladder . |
| 5 | This is the practice of buying a long line of stock from one seller and then selling the shares through the market . |
| 6 | The Coal Board decided to change the work organisation in order to introduce new coal-cutting equipment capable of cutting a long stretch of wall at a time . |
| 7 | I could not face the prospect of spending a long holiday in Weymouth , because I would argue with my sister , and it rains too much in Weymouth . |
| 8 | Mr Stockdale , however , said he did not know of Mr Carway 's record , despite having a long business relationship with him . |
| 9 | As soon as they arrived at the auberge , Rose announced her intention of having a long soak in the bath followed by a lie down . |
| 10 | You may have recollections of taking a long time to achieve competence in one particular skill , and wonder whether on returning you will be given adequate time to practise and revise . |
| 11 | The potential benefits of achieving a long term reduction in excessive vehicle speeds are considerable . |
| 12 | I am against the custom of pillaging a long work for its ‘ beauties ’ and letting the rest sink or swim . |
| 13 | Forget what it 's like learning a long part . |
| 14 | He may also do complex movements for his arm , such as holding a long pole ( like a broom handle ) and moving it around and away from his body . |
| 15 | Our drift out of nationhood — a collective , willed political identity — into a reality we could not shape nor even talk about began a long time ago . |
| 16 | ‘ I really ought to be going , ’ said Penelope , ‘ what with having a long journey and work tomorrow . ’ |
| 17 | Later there was a letter from the BBC about doing a long television interview . |
| 18 | We were also successful in securing a long term contract from BP for integrated engineering services on their Magnus , Thistle and Miller platforms . |
| 19 | Progress came instead from testing a long sequence of compounds leading from the most potent sulphonamides to pyrimidines , a family of moderately complex organic compounds some of which are constituents of nucleic acids ( Chapter II ) , and later to guanidines . |
| 20 | As the lakes in the district are usually linear this technique was most useful in foreshortening a long lake and so forming a more round midground subject . |
| 21 | If set at 3° , they assisted in providing a long cruising range for reconnaissance duties , an F.24 camera often being fitted for such operations . |
| 22 | Designed by and for top cyclists , it provides a high level of comfort and durability but should be worn in before undertaking a long journey . |
| 23 | ‘ He could stay in hiding a long while before we flushed him out . ’ |
| 24 | She is especially renowned for creating a long silk jersey halter-neck evening dress , which can be worn five different ways and is easy to make because it only has one seam . |
| 25 | She is especially renowned for creating a long silk jersey halter-neck evening dress which can be worn five different ways and is easy to make because it only has one seam . |
| 26 | NHS At the Conservative Party Conference in 1986 , Norman Fowler , then Secretary of State for Health , was loudly cheered on producing a long computer printout of 380 new ‘ large hospital schemes ’ costing £3bn , which he unrolled over the rostrum for the benefit of photographers from newspapers which had criticised the Tories ' record on the NHS . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm used to walking a long way carrying the baby . ’ |
| 28 | In addition to servicing our existing clients , MAS specialists seek to obtain new clients by providing initial acquisition or disposal services to non-clients with a view to establishing a long term client relationship for other KPMG services . |
| 29 | This made it easy for the doctor to see at a glance how Vincent 's temperature had changed up or down , since the operation without studying a long list of figures . |
| 30 | Straps should be checked for cuts and tears , especially round the rivets , and with any crampon type it is worth carrying a long strap so that emergency repairs can be made in the event of breakage . |