Example sentences of "and [noun prp] [verb] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | WUS and educational assistance to South Africa WUS International and WUS(UK) have a long history of supporting the efforts of the black majority of South Africans to overcome the educational discrimination which is an integral part of apartheid . |
| 2 | Such difficult transition demands time and balance and Romania has a long way to go before it is comfortable with its new identity . |
| 3 | The engine box had a centre ‘ handle ’ and Ian took a long time sighting his chimney by this . |
| 4 | Her face was pale and her voice was as cool as ever , but there was sincerity in her eyes , and Sophie drew a long breath and put out her hand . |
| 5 | He said that the republican leaders had discussed at the meeting financial and other support for Gorbachev " in the period after his resignation " , and he and Gorbachev had a long meeting on Dec. 23 to discuss transition arrangements . |
| 6 | Sport had always been a part of village life and Halling has a long association with all forms of sport . |
| 7 | Wendy and Mary take a long large selections of books and yarns each month , give talks and demonstrations from time to time and are a mine of information on all things knitting — they do the same for other knitting clubs in the area . |
| 8 | He and Claudia spent a long time talking to the police and to the accused man . |
| 9 | He also thinks it is important to build such a museum , as Japan and Britain have a long historical relationship dating back to the seventeenth-century when William Adams came to Japan on a Dutch ship . |
| 10 | Netzer and Sagiv designed a long chain molecule with a reactive chemical group at one end ad an inert group at the opposite end . |
| 11 | There was a hissing sound and Dhani drew a long silver shadow out of the black one . |
| 12 | Ironically both Hughes and McClair ended a long lean spell with goals against Oldham last week and both have the chance to stake a further claim against Arsenal today . |
| 13 | But the land is zoned for housing and Southwark has a long waiting list . |
| 14 | The legal profession in England and Wales has a long and distinguished history . |
| 15 | The legal profession in England and Wales has a long and distinguished history . |