Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] a longer [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Western countries must take a longer term perspective . |
| 2 | To achieve this ISO must have a longer lifetime than IRAS . |
| 3 | We 'll have a longer talk when I 'm home again . ’ |
| 4 | I 'll get a longer lead as well for it |
| 5 | Stillwater fish are often found in deepish water when the weather is cold and this may entail a longer cast . |
| 6 | I think overall there was a definite public benefit from offering this type of information , although I would hope that we could have a longer lead in time with regards to any future campaign . |
| 7 | An irritated Dutch official said : ‘ If the Danes can do it with a referendum by July , I do not see why the British would need a longer time . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I thought you would enjoy a longer ride on such a lovely night . |
| 9 | It would mean a longer walk for them round the northward coil of the river , but that was a small matter once they were out of the town . |
| 10 | Changes in the parole system were promised so that serious offenders would serve a longer proportion of their time in jail . |
| 11 | Well some people have been talking about five to seven years , I 've been saying all the way through that we 're very flexible on this , and clearly if erm a bidder whether it 's a management buy out with other people in the bid , others in the consortium , or an outright bid from a private sector consortium er if if they get the franchise and make clear that that 's on the basis that they 're going to put a lot of money into the capital investment , then clearly they will want a longer period and we have made that clear . |
| 12 | As a rule of thumb , if the occasion is a very formal one it will demand a longer speech ; an informal occasion is more flexible . |
| 13 | Seats that can face wither forward or to the rear are standard on many models , which is useful as the seat will have a longer utility value . |
| 14 | It takes time for UV to penetrate all the way through the etch-resist , so a thicker coating of sprayed-on resist will require a longer period of UV exposure . |
| 15 | One in six will get a longer form asking 59 questions about such things as housing loans , commuting patterns and job history . |
| 16 | Well she copes because she had the same problem as me with her hands if she 's writing for long , her hands ache , so she can write a longer letter if she types , so I said I , I did n't really , I like a hand written letter best it seems more personal somehow , perhaps they do , having a typed letter means you can send a longer one , they all mean |