Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah but you 're not used to him being home all the time are you Lyn , I mean for a long period of time like . |
| 2 | She has already suffered more than most adults suffer during a long lifetime . |
| 3 | The first is that with another ten years of John Paul 's rule , the silencing of awkward bishops and theologians , the appointment to the episcopate of a most carefully selected team of neo-conservatives , a rather traditionalist form of Catholicism will , in fact , harden and remain for a long time effectively unchangeable . |
| 4 | But it does need to be borne in mind that although this form of sudden death can create such instantaneous reactions there are also people who hide and keep quiet and suffer for a long time before finding the opportunity to talk to someone about their feelings or until another trigger sets them grieving . |
| 5 | We kiss for a long time , then I straighten up . |
| 6 | A rest , a quick conflab and we decide to do another twenty miles and reach our tent before we stop for a long rest . |
| 7 | ‘ Afterwards — she would not look at me or speak for a long time . |
| 8 | Pipe cutters consist of a long pair of handles , with a very heavy bicycle-chain-type construction with cutting wheels in the centre . |
| 9 | Shale sections benefit from a long period with 0.25 µm powder , as this gives very slow removal of material without plucking of quartz grains . |
| 10 | We watch for a long time , Tony catching the show on camera , then notice that the temperature has plummeted with the clearing of the sky and turn in . |
| 11 | erm and he was released and he came to Harlow and we meet him and that was , that was very good , erm , but we have n't had one like that , you know for a long time . |
| 12 | These are goods which last for a long time and which yield the household utility-creating services both in the current period and in future periods . |
| 13 | This poetry , by contrast , evokes a sympathy in me which is not often brought out by poetry , and I hope and believe that the works of Owen will become great classics and last for a long time . |
| 14 | Stretching to ease tired muscles , she debated whether to go for a swim in the pool or opt for a long soak in a warm scented bath . |
| 15 | She watched her mother smooth her hair back from her brow , draw in a long breath , then say , ‘ Well , well ! |
| 16 | He has words of praise for the RSNO Chorus , which he says has ‘ sounded better than I remember in a long time ’ in the initial rehearsals of a work new to all concerned . |
| 17 | They sit in a long line in York , yeah ? |
| 18 | Although the feet do not stretch and point in the way we still care about in the West , the dancers do not just move from position to position ; they dance in a long poem of fluently musical movement that is classical ballet 's chief claim to fame . |
| 19 | Scroll through a long document in a DOS word processor , then compare that to wading through a Word for Windows file . |
| 20 | It was true that I had n't been to see Jeeta or Anwar for a long time , what with the moving and my depression and everything , and wanting to start a new life in London and know the city . |
| 21 | ‘ I feel like a long hike somewhere or other . ’ |
| 22 | Pour into a long glass and top with soda . |
| 23 | Does this snow stuff stay for a long time ? ’ |
| 24 | Plan to do something that will take you out of the house and , perhaps , go for a long walk . |
| 25 | ‘ I have n't played guitar synth live for a long time , but what I use is a Photon MIDI converter , which I actually got about two weeks ago ; I put it on one of my Steinberger guitars . |
| 26 | The reason for all this is because carp are very hard fish to catch and carp fishermen fish for a long period of time often a few nights and days . |
| 27 | ‘ I know , but just think of a long soak in a hot bath and a large soft bed to sleep on . |
| 28 | Four clerks sit at a long desk , chatting . |
| 29 | Officials from the leading Ulster team have voiced their opinion in the past that there should be some of form seeding for the preliminary round , and now it has raised its head again as they prepare for a long trip south on November 6 . |
| 30 | PRESSURE mounted today on Sir Patrick Mayhew to place his talks proposals before the parties now — and prepare for a long wait . |