Example sentences of "[vb -s] a long [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The basic rule is that if the second syllable of the verb contains a long vowel or diphthong , or if it ends with more than one consonant , that second syllable is stressed . |
| 2 | If the final syllable contains a long vowel or diphthong , or ends with more than one consonant , that final syllable will be stressed . |
| 3 | Here , if the final syllable contains a short vowel or , it is unstressed ; if the syllable preceding this final syllable contains a long vowel or diphthong , or if it ends with more than one consonant , that middle syllable will be stressed . |
| 4 | If the final syllable of the stem contains a long vowel or diphthong , or if it ends with more than one consonant , that syllable receives the stress . |
| 5 | ‘ Geographically it looks a long way but in travel time it is n't very far at all . ’ |
| 6 | For cutting hedges by hand Sandvik 's well-balanced Professional Hedge Shear ( about £32 ) has a long reach and cuts very easily and cleanly . |
| 7 | It has a long history and in 1843 twelve Bronze Age artefacts and two portions of a sword were found whilst digging a drain . |
| 8 | The matter has a long history and is illustrative of how law can lag behind what is thought to be economically desirable . |
| 9 | As we pointed out earlier , the kind of model for insider evaluation that Shipman proposes has a long history and there is little evidence that it has been significantly displaced by newer alternatives . |
| 10 | Like copyright , patent law has a long history and has developed as a means of protecting innovation which has a benefit to innovator and public alike . |
| 11 | Western philosophy has a long tradition so it is not surprising that it has changed over the centuries both in content and in method . |
| 12 | A dislike by Irish clerics for such an explicit and direct church — state relationship has a long tradition and comes out best in De Tocqueville 's ( 1957 ) conversations with Irish clergy on his visit to Ireland in 1834 . |
| 13 | Although this matting is new in the UK , it has a long record or success in countries where ceramic floor tiles are more widely used . |
| 14 | He has a long nose and a long face . |
| 15 | To illustrate , let us consider the case of a word overlapping with two other candidates , the first of which has a long definition and the second has a short definition . |
| 16 | What wears a long coat and pants in the summer ? |
| 17 | It 's not cheap but the dispenser means a little goes a long way and it 's more hygienic than a pot . |
| 18 | The 207-yard first requires a long iron or wood , but the rest are all excellent mid-iron testers . |
| 19 | Population history ignores political or military chronology ; it requires a long view and it will be helpful to take one at the outset by considering the years between 1880 and 1945 as a whole . |
| 20 | Takes a long while before they forget about that , does n't it ? |
| 21 | The stitching takes a long time and hurts Stig a lot more than it hurts the rest of us . |
| 22 | This takes a long time and is reflected in the price of the product . |
| 23 | Hyperactive children may ‘ grow out of it ’ in time , but this takes a long time and their behaviour tends to get worse before it gets better . |
| 24 | The legal process takes a long time and the task of getting new Regulations approved remained incomplete when I retired . |
| 25 | But this takes a long time and a lot of convincing . |
| 26 | He was however er reasonably clear as to the speed at which local authorities tend to deal with these matters , he said that it always takes a long time and getting any answer out of the local authority might well take somewhere between six months and up to two years , he thought that perhaps eighteen months was a reasonable guess before he would actually manage to get somebody if Paul were to move as er , it maybe well occur to here or a different local authority then of course the application would just go back to square one and that would lead to more delay . |
| 27 | ‘ It sounds a long way and it 'll be getting dark soon . ’ |
| 28 | Back on the main road , it turns right at the junction in Gleann Beag , passing a complex of handsome farm buildings , and ascends a long incline where much-needed improvements have taken place . |
| 29 | It seems a long time since a general book on this theme appeared in English , and John Whitehead 's provides an all-round introduction . |
| 30 | ‘ It seems a long time since we had a chance to talk alone . ’ |