Example sentences of "and [vb base] [prep] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first is that with another ten years of John Paul 's rule , the silencing of awkward bishops and theologians , the appointment to the episcopate of a most carefully selected team of neo-conservatives , a rather traditionalist form of Catholicism will , in fact , harden and remain for a long time effectively unchangeable . |
| 2 | But it does need to be borne in mind that although this form of sudden death can create such instantaneous reactions there are also people who hide and keep quiet and suffer for a long time before finding the opportunity to talk to someone about their feelings or until another trigger sets them grieving . |
| 3 | This poetry , by contrast , evokes a sympathy in me which is not often brought out by poetry , and I hope and believe that the works of Owen will become great classics and last for a long time . |
| 4 | For example , you may like to swim on Mondays and Fridays , play squash on Wednesdays , and go for a long brisk walk or jog on Saturdays and Sundays . |
| 5 | PRESSURE mounted today on Sir Patrick Mayhew to place his talks proposals before the parties now — and prepare for a long wait . |