Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] [prep] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | This achieves much more in the long run than attempting to concentrate for a long time until fatigue sets in . |
| 2 | I think the R A F would would clearly be interested in in keeping in touch with what 's going on there , of course the states themselves er the picture is not entirely clear er about er what kind of types are going to emerge in the longer term but we would certainly wish to keep a a close view on what was going on and of course there is a Navy dimension to the harrier replacement as well . |
| 3 | Is there anybody else please who 's going to live for a long time ? |
| 4 | ‘ We 've been waiting to move for a long time , and we need the money to build the new house . ’ |
| 5 | By the last decade of Henry VIlI 's reign , if not before , England was beginning to recover from a long period of population decline . |
| 6 | Britain is failing to invest for the long term . |
| 7 | He has only expressed what a lot of other people have been starting to fear for a long time , that unless the commercial manipulators in tennis are careful , they could cook the golden goose . |
| 8 | Mackey , an Australian scrum-half whose short contract Warrington are trying to turn into a long one , was a constant source of danger to Widnes , and provided the final pass to enable Mark Forster to score a try in Hulmes 's absence . |