Example sentences of "long [conj] [art] [noun] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this is not possible because the drain is too long or the land falls the wrong way , the pipe used for the drain will have to be larger and laid with a gentler slope . |
| 2 | 7 A room is 12m long and the floor has an area of 96m . |
| 3 | The viaduct is over 1,000 feet long and the crossing stands more than 100 feet above the river , with 12 arches of 60-foot span . |
| 4 | There is some leeway as to when you choose to bring in the next hod of coal and restoke your boiler , but not a lot ; leave it too long and the fire goes out , and you must start all over again . |
| 5 | At other times they lack the skills of assertion ( see Assertiveness on page 8 ) and sometimes the gestation period is too long and the moment has passed . |
| 6 | Sometimes , as long as a minute passes before the ‘ yes ’ button is depressed by beak or paw . |
| 7 | As long as a son holds on to the mother as a love-object he must ineluctably be in conflict with the father , just as , conversely , as soon as he accepts the paternal authority and identifies with his father to constitute his superego he must suppress his fundamental parricidal antagonism and with it his incestuous fixation . |
| 8 | It was assumed that schools would be using the materials and theme for about twelve periods a week for six weeks , as Miss Garnett noted : " This is probably as long as the steam stays in a theme for this age , and nobody should feel embarrassed about pulling out of it quicker if it seems right to do so " ( Leicester/Leicestershire Curriculum Development Project 1970 : I ) . |
| 9 | As long as its greater glory is maintained , as long as the glitter continues into death and charidee , it will help out . |
| 10 | This is fine as long as the music stands up to scrutiny . |
| 11 | It is the only sure way — as long as the water holds bigger bream . |
| 12 | We will insure you against any Customs Duty you have to pay after temporarily importing your car into any of the above countries as long as the liability arises as a direct result of a claim covered under the policy . |
| 13 | We will insure you against any Customs Duty you have to pay after temporarily importing your car into any of the above countries as long as the liability arises as a direct result of a claim covered under the policy . |
| 14 | We will insure you against any Customs Duty you have to pay after temporarily importing your car into any of the above countries as long as the liability arises as a direct result of a claim covered under the policy . |
| 15 | We will insure you against any Customs Duty you have to pay after temporarily importing your car into any of the above countries as long as the liability arises as a direct result of a claim covered under the policy . |
| 16 | It will keep that distinction as long as the government continues to gush red ink . |
| 17 | As long as the Government presses on with privatisation there will be a threat to services and a threat of increased fares . |
| 18 | It is not crucial to start a new line each time a new person speaks , as long as the writer makes us know the speaker . |
| 19 | As long as the dance continues we are safe , but if we try to step out we will either be pushed back or killed . |
| 20 | As long as the fog does n't come down again . |
| 21 | Remember that once a design is either drawn on screen or recalled from the disk into the working memory , it will remain in the working memory as long as the controller remains switched on , or until you erase it from the screen with the ERASE DRAWING option from within the FUNCTION menu in the menu bar at the top of the design screen . |
| 22 | Tragically , I have to wish that that was the case because today 's figures do not give us much ground for comfort , but , as long as the Minister continues his present style of trying to hype up and to trivialise every issue , that is what will happen to our agriculture . |
| 23 | If you have a modern , correctly buttoned , dark navy blue day suit , you can wear it anywhere a black tie is requested — as long as the tie has a hand-tied narrow bow and is made of satin . |
| 24 | As long as the hole remains clear of debris , if a pipe should split , air leaking into the system through the hole should limit any mess and prevent an accident from turning into a catastrophe . |
| 25 | My own conclusions , which in this case are probably completely worthless , are that this ticking represents a period of grace — I mean that it can not explode — as long as the ticking lasts and that it 's not designed to explode when the ticking stops but is then activated and ready to explode when triggered by passing engines . |
| 26 | As long as this remains the case things should proceed smoothly — as long as the Bundesbank acts as predicted ( keeps rates coming down ) . |
| 27 | I think , well , I think do everything as early as you possibly can , as long as the kid understands what they 're doing , it 's no good getting them to do things they do n't understand , if they understand negative numbers do it |
| 28 | As long as the country continues to enjoy prosperity sufficient to accommodate both agricultural and industrial sectors large-scale open conflict is unlikely . |
| 29 | As long as the problem departs , they do not really care why it first arose . |
| 30 | As long as the sun shines and the waters flow , this land will be here to give life to men and animals . |