Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [art] long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet there are also brief moments of recovery , moments of gratified desire and a coming to life : ‘ on this abandoned divan , I shall inhale for a long while still the earthy , vegetal smell which the faun left behind ; then , in the morning , wakened at dawn , I shall fling myself into the delicious air ’ ( p. 104 ) . |
| 2 | Alternatively , try to find the sort of rectangular table that can also double as a long desk or work table when required . |
| 3 | What we did n't know for a long time was that this book is his revenge on his parents . |
| 4 | In times of expansion , developments can be additive , and it is easier for new subjects to become institutionally — as distinct from academically — accepted ( doubts can linger for a long time ) . |
| 5 | Memories of the last will linger for a long time to come . |
| 6 | Do they survive for a long time ? |
| 7 | He would gaze for a long time and , when Gabriel had finished his tasks , would settle again until the ghost reinforced itself somewhere else a few days later . |
| 8 | But he would pray — both for Emilia 's recovery from affliction , and for the strength he would need throughout the long thawing of the ice about her heart . |
| 9 | My guess however is that the Ariston 's unusually musical qualities will appeal in the long term where some more glamorous looking contrivances will ultimately be found tiresome or wanting . |
| 10 | All of them are now under review to make sure they are ‘ in a particular market where we can win in the long term ’ . |
| 11 | If we were to add those provisions to the Bill , I fear that we might not fall within the long title of the Bill . |
| 12 | The Basle exchange too , with a turnover only a seventh that of Zurich , may not survive in the longer term if Swiss Bank Corporation , its biggest trader , decides to pull out . |
| 13 | Mummy was there it did n't feel like a long day did it ? |
| 14 | But we may expect in the long run to become as comfortable in the new clothes as we were in the old . |
| 15 | Yeah , mind you his , his short er term policies so it does n't matter in the long run . |
| 16 | Perhaps the United States itself would benefit in the long run from a more flexible policy on sterling and other matters . |
| 17 | You would probably both benefit in the long term by coming to such a compromise as interests and contacts from outside can save you both from the trapped feeling that a dependent relationship can bring about . |
| 18 | To a certain extent it does not matter how well a product performs if the user takes a strong dislike to it then it will not succeed in the long run . |
| 19 | Whilst this representation provides a very compact method of holding and handling a wide range of the common geometric forms found in engineering , it can result in a long processing time when real model edges have to be determined in complex models . |
| 20 | It is usually closed after a limited period , whereas the underwriting of a rights issue , especially where the rights issue is conditional on the success of the offer ( because the outcome of the offer is not guaranteed ) , may result in a longer underwriting commitment period and consequently higher underwriting costs . |
| 21 | This low level of activity indicates a lack of extensive interior melting , or a thick lithosphere , or a lack of stress in the lithosphere , or some combination of all three , all of which can result from a long history of low internal temperatures . |
| 22 | The difference was that until 1688 loans had been made directly to the King : he ran the government as an extension of his private household and , although he was the richest individual in the country , he was in many ways just a private borrower like any other and a prudent lender would not trust him with a loan that would run for a long time . |
| 23 | Lions are strong but can not run for a long time . |
| 24 | Even if the majority of exercises employed are basically the same , the results will vary according to whether you work hard for short periods or do easier work for a longer stretch . |
| 25 | Why ca n't they plan for a longer term for those trees ? |
| 26 | I know this may sound like a long shot — but someone who 's been listening to 2 Pac 's ‘ 2PacalypseNow ’ super-LP was recently arrested in a stolen car ( with the tape still playing ) for killing a police officer in America . |
| 27 | It is concluded that the transposed colon retains its normal motility pattern but some adaptation to its new location may occur in the long term . |
| 28 | The relief of the suffering which does occur in the longer run is the more stable and fundamental as a result of the premature cure being avoided . |
| 29 | But I ca n't see in the long run that it would make any difference to what we 've been talking about , seeing who Maggie is . |
| 30 | The public relations executive , as a manager of the corporate personality , can only sustain in the long term , an identity that is based upon reality . |