Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] [verb] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | No Hiding Place Sitting containers on pallets or bricks goes a long way toward preventing them from harbouring all kinds of pests under their bottoms . |
| 2 | Their staff were generally willing to ‘ have a go ’ , and with some information and support went a long way in challenging their own attitudes and those of other children and parents . |
| 3 | WUS and educational assistance to South Africa WUS International and WUS(UK) have a long history of supporting the efforts of the black majority of South Africans to overcome the educational discrimination which is an integral part of apartheid . |
| 4 | Such difficult transition demands time and balance and Romania has a long way to go before it is comfortable with its new identity . |
| 5 | In the 1370s the English , lacking good leadership and the necessary commitment of men and money to defend a long frontier ( available money might have been better spent on defence than on more popular campaigns through France ) , soon lost the ground which they had gained by treaty . |
| 6 | The engine box had a centre ‘ handle ’ and Ian took a long time sighting his chimney by this . |
| 7 | Her face was pale and her voice was as cool as ever , but there was sincerity in her eyes , and Sophie drew a long breath and put out her hand . |
| 8 | He said that the republican leaders had discussed at the meeting financial and other support for Gorbachev " in the period after his resignation " , and he and Gorbachev had a long meeting on Dec. 23 to discuss transition arrangements . |
| 9 | The plan to make unions responsible for unofficial action arose out of the strikes in the summer on the London Underground , where an informal group of drivers and guards led a long series of stoppages over pay . |
| 10 | Although George had written to Tamar to tell her of Edward 's christening , he had not really expected her and Stephen to make the long journey from Thorsbury . |
| 11 | Cardiff was , of course , built on mud flats , and nature takes a long time to change . |
| 12 | Sport had always been a part of village life and Halling has a long association with all forms of sport . |
| 13 | A speaker had been set in one of the trees , like some modernistic bird's-nest , and Sara noticed the long snaky trail of the cable connecting it with the hi-fi in the house . |
| 14 | Both orchestra and conductor have a long list of international commitments every year . |
| 15 | Free water , as in cerebrospinal fluid and urine has a long T2 of up to several seconds , whereas water bound in protein , as in muscle tissue , has a shorter T2 of some 100 ms . |
| 16 | Elves and Dwarves have a long history of hate yet Legolas and Gimli become friends because they travel in Frodo 's company together . |
| 17 | Wendy and Mary take a long large selections of books and yarns each month , give talks and demonstrations from time to time and are a mine of information on all things knitting — they do the same for other knitting clubs in the area . |
| 18 | He and Claudia spent a long time talking to the police and to the accused man . |
| 19 | The girl departed and Ella unwound the long woollen scarf from her thick neck , undid her coat and sighed with relief . |
| 20 | He also thinks it is important to build such a museum , as Japan and Britain have a long historical relationship dating back to the seventeenth-century when William Adams came to Japan on a Dutch ship . |
| 21 | A EUROPEAN Commission document has made it plain that politics rather than economic criteria will determine whether the Highlands and Islands win a long battle to qualify for increased cash aid from Brussels . |
| 22 | The banks of computers were busy , and together Viktor and Gusev read the long print-outs and the cross-references and the counterchecks on the information . |
| 23 | THE tower of the Danish Church at Well Close stood sharp and clear against the clouds , and a line of rooftops and gables marked the long line of Cable Street and Rosemary Lane leading to Little Tower Hill . |
| 24 | Netzer and Sagiv designed a long chain molecule with a reactive chemical group at one end ad an inert group at the opposite end . |
| 25 | There was a hissing sound and Dhani drew a long silver shadow out of the black one . |
| 26 | Ironically both Hughes and McClair ended a long lean spell with goals against Oldham last week and both have the chance to stake a further claim against Arsenal today . |
| 27 | Under the supervision of ‘ Nobby ’ Clarke , many younger visitors and adults enjoy the long ride of half a mile alongside the standard gauge platforms . |
| 28 | The box and pyrotechnics take a long time to set up , so we ca n't rehearse and have to hope it will be all right on the night . |
| 29 | But the land is zoned for housing and Southwark has a long waiting list . |
| 30 | Huge boulders and slabs enclose a long chamber with a central drainage gully . |