Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Neither did the men gliding by in long jellabas and pointed hoods . |
| 2 | He dealt with it either by going off on long trips or by challenging it and then an argument might erupt , ’ Jane explained . |
| 3 | As far as chartered accountant trainees are concerned , Mr Jones argues , ‘ you have all the aggravation of training them on high salaries and the disruption to a small office with their going off for long periods of study leave , and at the end you do n't keep them . |
| 4 | People were going round with long faces looking glum right until Christmas Eve . |
| 5 | It exploits the fact that certain kinds of molecule are capable of ‘ polymerizing ’ , that is joining up in long chains of indefinite length . |
| 6 | It has been much easier to give an overdraft than to go through the whole process of studying a plan for the business and coming up with longer term loan financing . |
| 7 | avoid sitting down for long periods |
| 8 | Avoid sitting down for long periods without a break . |
| 9 | At times like these , while I am watching a midnight sunset or sunrise , I shed a tear for those poor campers putting up with long hours of dark in the Himalayas or the like . |