Example sentences of "to [noun] [prep] the long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jennie told Katharine to perform a 10m circle in the corner of the school , which helps bend the horse correctly , and then to shoulder-in up the long side . |
| 2 | Ten minutes after the tail lights of the stolen Cadillac had dwindled to nothingness up the long straight highway , Curtis pulled into the deserted forecourt of the isolated gas station . |
| 3 | Grain has always been important as an indicator of national well-being and prosperity , with bulging granaries more important to security in the long term than the missile silos which often share the same farmlands . |
| 4 | Enid 's response to the ‘ Coping with Depression ’ article was very positive , and this is usually predictive of a good response to counselling in the long term ( Fennell and Teasdale , 1987 ) . |
| 5 | The European Commission did n't prove that helpful either : Hinsley makes no secret of his frustration with the Esprit parallel processing projects , which he sees as obsessed with making Unix parallel — a quest that he sees as fundamentally misguided and doomed to failure in the long term . |
| 6 | The European Commission did n't prove that helpful either : Hinsley makes no secret of his frustration with the Esprit parallel processing projects , which he sees as obsessed with making Unix parallel — a quest that he sees as fundamentally misguided and doomed to failure in the long term . |
| 7 | These were back to back on the long side-walls each with their Habitat anglepoise , Roland 's black , Val 's rose-pink . |
| 8 | for a work-space which is used full-time very slight departures from the optimum may lead to problems in the long term , for example in strained ligaments , tendons and muscles . |
| 9 | This logic has the advantage that it protects the more efficient contractor and exposes the less efficient and is thus conducive to efficiency in the long run . |
| 10 | Any hold-up is potentially damaging to patients in the long run . ’ |
| 11 | No matter how deep their urban roots , workers found difficulty in coming to terms with the long hours , unhealthy environment , and frequent accidents at work . |
| 12 | Upstairs the young postulants were now retiring to bed in the long dormitory . |
| 13 | They conclude that the available evidence points to employment in the long run shifting out of the primary sector into both the manufacturing and the service sectors . |
| 14 | Whether antibiotics could be a satisfactory alternative to surgery in the long term is unclear ; some studies show possible short term benefits . |
| 15 | This can be important both in achieving agreement on prices in the short run , and in preventing the development of excess capacity , which can pose a serious threat to collusion in the long run . |