Example sentences of "for long or " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some unilateral plant closures can be expected , Campbell predicted — if the crisis goes on for long or gets worse . |
| 2 | If you wish either to let your property or require accommodation for long or short term , we have the market knowledge and professionalism to advise you . |
| 3 | As I picked it up to throw it aside a line of small print caught my eye : ‘ Ivory tower for long or short let . |
| 4 | Design : head torch with two bulbs for long or short light beams . |
| 5 | As long as the carrier continues to be liable for the delivery of the goods to a holder of the missing bill of lading , the indemnity has to run for long or indefinite periods of time . |
| 6 | You could n't keep bulls for long or the strain in your herd would have been weakened by in-breeding , so there was a regular turnover , and quite often farms would loan out their bulls around the Dales before selling them out of the area . |
| 7 | Once we have put aside such relatively easy observations as the tendency or requirement for long or complex adjective phrases to occur postnominally , there are two fundamental questions which badly need to be asked about the grammar of postnominal attributives : ( a ) What is the difference in effect or value obtained by the speaker who uses postnominal position when prenominal position is equally grammatical ? ( b ) Why is it that some adjectives ( and some adjective phrases ) can occur quite easily in postnominal position while others , apparently comparable , are limited to prenominal position ? |