Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] a longer [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you really want your fish fed while you are away , perhaps for a longer time , you cold measure out individual portions of food into envelopes , and hide all the other food . |
| 2 | The relationship between birth interval and frequency of still births seems to resemble " U " or " J " shaped curves , inasmuch as the still birth ratio is very high if the preceding birth interval is short ( less than a year ) and decreases after one completed year up to a five year interval but , if the next birth follows only after a longer interval , the chance that it will result in a stillborn baby increases again . |
| 3 | New patterns for External Verification are being developed but are being phased in gradually over a longer timescale . |
| 4 | French policy is clearly dictated by the particular economic circumstances of Nord-Pas-de-Calais but also by a longer term vision of the likely impact of rail transport in Europe . |
| 5 | It was followed a week later by a longer piece which discussed the rivalry which exists between the offices of the Prince and the Princess of Wales . |
| 6 | ‘ I suppose , ’ said Suvarov , paying no attention to her rudeness or the incipient hysteria in her voice , ‘ because it was so important … not just fighting it , but being part of it , doing one 's best and living more intensely over a longer time than one had before . ’ |
| 7 | If on the other hand , a stress is applied slowly over a longer period the material flows like a viscous liquid so that the spherical shape is soon lost if left to stand for some time . |
| 8 | ‘ I would seriously think about coming here for a longer stay if the right opportunity arose , but I do have a lot going for me back home , ’ said Lloyd , who spent his early years in Epping . |
| 9 | Many of the debts sued for , all undefended , had been outstanding for three , four , five and six years , or even for a longer period . |
| 10 | Manager Geoff Cooke and his coaches had the look of men unashamedly glad South Africa are not here on a longer tour because the Boks are getting better by the minute . |
| 11 | Should your goals be made smaller and then into a longer list ? |
| 12 | Unlike offices , the level of income fluctuates although sometimes over a longer period it fluctuates at a higher level than commercial . |
| 13 | However , this is an aspect that must be studied closely over a longer period , for there is a danger in some of the inner-city schemes of officially-induced gentrification . |
| 14 | Better performance for one hemifield could be due either to a longer duration of icon , thus allowing more information to be encoded before the icon fades , or to a faster encoding rate , allowing more information to be encoded before the arrival of the masking stimulus . |