Example sentences of "and [noun] [prep] [art] long " in BNC.
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1 | May the Town Crier remain in the very capable hands of the college students and lecturers for a long time to come . |
2 | At dinner in the evenings , she and Stephen sat at the head and foot of the long dining table , with his mother between them , ignoring Tamar and monopolising her son 's attention . |
3 | In terms of pupils development , a database should be seen as an integral part of an assignment and part of a long term , cross-curricular development of information skills . |
4 | Expenditure on research assistants might also save a significant degree of time and money in the long run . |
5 | Use the Charts to help narrow your selection of suitable lenders , which will save considerable time and money in the long run . |
6 | It would seem to me that if you 've got to prove a case that there that it is the place of last resort , and that place of last resort has got to be at least five thousand dwellings , you are in a place where there is absolute massive growth of demand , and improbably no one has been able to meet a five year supply of housing land , if you are to meet it in the term , if y if those are the criteria to meeting the terms of th of this sort of plan , and in fact what I would submit is that a new settlement solution is very much a part and parcel of a long term solution , and that 's where essentially the County strategy is quite right in proposing a new settlement in the context of the greenbelt , because also greenbelt is a long term solution . |
7 | ‘ One-play competitively as much as possible … two — learn from your matches … three — go back and practice for the long term future of your game . |
8 | Results of the IS900- and IS902-PCR on the long term cultures are shown in the Table . |
9 | Autoradiographs illustrating the results of IS900- and IS902-PCR on the long term cultures are shown in Figures 2 and 3 . |
10 | Most outdoor pursuits are available and cater for all ages and abilities — from a gentle riverside stroll and picnic to a long distance hike , climbing and caving , fishing for trout and salmon , bird watching and falconry , canoeing , horseriding and mountain biking . |
11 | My mother , not believing in idleness and thinking of the long months that lay ahead of me , decided I should learn embroidery . |
12 | Erm I know , like you do these and er I mean I , I 've heard about Alan and Sue for a long time , I know they 're having a lot of bother , you know with the decorating and all that . |
13 | Because most of the oil was dispersed to below the surface , it would enter the marine food chain ; and because the oil was easily ingested , it could have damaging effects on birds and animals in the long term . |
14 | What she did see was hair the colour of rich , ruby port wine , swept up , somehow , from the forehead and hanging past her shoulders in a heavy , shining mass that curled under at the sides and bottom like a long page-boy bob . |
15 | Seeing the couple 's arrival and the manner in which Madeleine was clinging to Harry 's arm as they left the car , he persuaded his friend up to his bedroom on the grounds that he must want a wash and brush-up after the long journey . |
16 | You do n't say ? wrecking one cherished wish after another , until she was reduced to longing desperately for just an end to the regular death of the street-corner parting , the fear and loneliness of the long walk home . |
17 | Their majority gave Unionist MPs a virtual veto over policies and appointments in the long run , but their junior position in government prevented any more positive control . |
18 | ‘ I do n't remember anything except carrying a tray of tea and cake down a long corridor . ’ |
19 | The flower arrangement from the Society is beautiful and will give pleasure and remembrance for a long time . |
20 | The flower arrangement from the Society is beautiful and will give pleasure and remembrance for a long time . |
21 | Relaxing after dinner with a cup of any of the new Kenco rich-tasting coffees is a great way of unwinding after the stresses and strains of a long day . |
22 | Putting on weight as fat deposits — food and fuel for the long journey ahead — their entire bodies become covered with mucus in preparation for the miles of slithering travel . |
23 | A man used to wielding an axe fought best on foot , and preferred the round targe with its cutting-edge and ramming-spike to the long , harp-shaped shields of the cavalry . |
24 | Dedicated football fan that he is , Anderson attempts to give advice to Crisp and Broadbent in a long and excited utterance , but this is only a part of the whole picture because his enthusiasm for the topic , implicated by the length of the turn , conflicts with the hesitancy he also displays . |
25 | Hartnell have designed their first bridal collection , prices start at ‘ 1,250 for a short dress and £1,950 for a long dress . |
26 | But finally there was a victory , a quiet one in his own breast , and something like the elevation of disdain over stupidity and meanness , and rest after the long battle . |
27 | Jimmy Smith polled ten per cent … surprisingly he was beaten by Steve Coppell … but the top two were way ahead … second big Billy Hamilton the ex United striker … and top by a long way the man who could n't live at the Manor with the Maxwells … |
28 | The expenses and toils of a long war are but too just an excuse that the thought of a new library were not part of the public cares . |
29 | It will bring with it joy and self-satisfaction in the long run . |
30 | The profit diagram of the ‘ short ’ share investment reveals the exact opposite relationship between price and profit as the long share investment . |