Example sentences of "[vb infin] [art] long [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | For sports the children would run around a local playing field , which was just down the road , they walked there under supervision of , or the children would do the long jump in the sand pit . |
| 2 | Would you like a long weekend in the country courtesy of Citroën ? |
| 3 | You can stay a long time in neutral , ticking over — provided nothing happens . |
| 4 | Perhaps that was why he had embarked , without capital , on trying to put up a building , though god knows this would have no long life in Manhattan . |
| 5 | ‘ It 'll take a long time in the courts , wo n't it , though ? ’ |
| 6 | The rule applies in all preconsonantal environments including those that would have a long vowel in monosyllables ( fricative and voiced obstruent environments and liquids ) , except apparently before [ s ] clusters ( as in hospital ) . |
| 7 | De Klerk dismissed suggestions that he ca n't control his security forces by pointing out that he appointed 10,000 police officers last year , and claims that the new influx will go a long way in helping subdue township unrest . |
| 8 | I suppose the fact that I 'd made it at the age of 14 was important because it meant I would go a long way in athletics . |
| 9 | We can go a long way in the sociology of culture by studying cultural institutions , formations and means of production . |
| 10 | In addition to the occasional attendance at rehearsals by the incumbent , positive words of appreciation can go a long way in making the musician feel that the job is worthwhile . |
| 11 | ‘ This afternoon 's coverage should go a long way in helping you set up your own firm , ’ he said , wiping his hands on a serviette . |
| 12 | The work of the Quality Assurance Unit will go a long way in restoring public confidence in the education system . |