Example sentences of "[v-ing] for the long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Carefully he tried again but Cameron took his arm and told him not to hurry unduly , the joists had only been pinned in place and they were still waiting for the long nails from Grandtully . |
| 2 | She stayed at the villa waiting for the long car . |
| 3 | IBM always did go for the best , aiming for the long term . |
| 4 | An essential element in job creation is the provision of training for school leavers and retraining for the long term unemployed . |
| 5 | Wordlessly , she led him to her bedroom and turned towards him , reaching for the long zip on his leather suit . |
| 6 | However , there is no point investing for the long term at the risk of being caned in the short term . |