Example sentences of "[noun sg] long [subord] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A graduate in politics , philosophy and economics from Oxford and the Sorbonne , he never allows his natural optimism to put his acute political and economic antenna out of action — he predicted the recession long before others did . |
| 2 | Neurologists expressed interest in the psychological consequences of brain damage long before psychologists got involved in this field . |
| 3 | The commercialization of peasant agriculture had been fostering such differentiation long before Stolypin threw his weight behind it , yet it had done nothing to temper the ferocity of the peasants ' attack upon the nobility in 1905 . |
| 4 | Crudely , the sense of blurred boundaries , of disrupted hierarchies , of disrespectful , intertextual playfulness , of the delight in superficiality and the wearing of cultural masks — all these were fundamental to the strategies of camp long before postmodernism lurched into view . |
| 5 | Coal was brought to the door by horse and cart from Hayman 's Yard in Essex Road , and later by Bert Cook who continued to use his horse long after others had changed . |
| 6 | Famous for last year 's ‘ £10 ( And £20 ) To Get In ’ , which introduced Suzanne Vega to the House scene long before DNA arrived , UK House team SHUT UP AND DANCE now offer us ‘ Rum And Black ’ , a powerful hiphouse jam , punctuated with a Joan Armatrading sample . |
| 7 | Famous for last year 's ‘ £10 ( And £20 ) To Get In ’ , which introduced Suzanne Vega to the House scene long before DNA arrived , UK House team SHUT UP AND DANCE now offer us ‘ Rum And Black ’ , a powerful hiphouse jam , punctuated with a Joan Armatrading sample . |
| 8 | Martin Kemp is the handsome human and redeemable Reggie , goaded out of his shred of decency by his mad brother , who watches him murder McVitie in a terrifying frenzy of anger and brotherly affection , stabbing the inert body long after life has left it . |
| 9 | Eutrophication of coastal waters is usually nitrate limited ( see Chapter 1 ) and many species are adversely affected by nitrate long before eutrophication runs its full course ( and thus the ‘ limiting factor ’ argument becomes significant ) . |
| 10 | The same approach prevailed following publication of the JCT 1963 form , which is probably one reason why so many surveyors still cling to its use long after publication has ceased . |
| 11 | But for language users , the rules become an issue only when communication breaks down , and even then , language can remain effective communication long after rules have been bent or broken . |
| 12 | However , I still remained determined to have Trumper 's running smoothly and declaring a profit long before Charlie set foot in the premises . |
| 13 | Cluett moved about his line long before McAllister made contact with the ball , though the referee seemed to be the only person not to notice the offence . |
| 14 | Eve-teasers figured in India 's press long before America 's had heard of harassment . |
| 15 | The Prime Minister was nodding agreement long before Mark had finished . |
| 16 | According to Lou Cannon , ‘ Most importantly the near destruction of the parties had created a star system of personality politics long before television had arrived . |