Example sentences of "a long [noun] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The palazzo itself will be dealt with later when the trip reaches its frontage , but it is worth a long look as you move past . |
| 2 | They exchanged a long look as they both thought of the kisses they had shared , and Shelley 's furious rebuke . |
| 3 | Well you see , what Freud had to explain here was how he could have had such a long dream when the dreamer reported that he woke up more or less instantly from the stimulus of something hitting him on the back of the neck . |
| 4 | Alcohol is a poor way of getting a long sleep as its diuretic effect wakes you because of a full bladder . |
| 5 | If little Jimmy 's mother tells everyone that they can never go on a long journey because little Jimmy is always car-sick , then you can be sure that little Jimmy always will be car-sick . |
| 6 | Weaving does take longer than knitting a piece of the same size , but it takes very little longer to weave a long row than a short one , so this can save a considerable amount of time . |
| 7 | This question too has had a long history though it is only quite recently that it has become a precisely defined issue of zoological theory . |
| 8 | The base had a long history as home to the packers , as well as medical and catering units . |
| 9 | Aunt Margaret tucked up Victoria and hung over the cot for a long minute as though she would have liked to sing her a lullaby . |
| 10 | Brian Johnson and Mike Grindley did n't even know each other when they were part of the seven thousand strong workforce at GCHQ … now they regularly share breakfast … and a long campaign since they were sacked . |
| 11 | is quite a long course as well . |
| 12 | myself , I think that if any thing happens to Keith which is obviously he 's not gon na live a long life if any thing happens to him I , I myself I reckon she 'll go back to London , because she 's got absolutely nothing here she 's got a cousin although , I do n't think she 'd move in , in with her cousin |
| 13 | At first I spent so long feeling for the ground the engines had run down to idle , and there was a long delay before they wound back up again to produce noticeable acceleration . |
| 14 | The parties may sometimes want the transfer to be effective from a date before the completion date , particularly if there is likely to be a long delay while consents are sought . |
| 15 | A comfortable sleeping bag provides the means to re-charge your batteries at the end of a long day so it 's important to ensure you have the right one for the job . |
| 16 | Listen me it 's a long day if you 're home on your own |
| 17 | That 's gon na be a long day because the do n't get back until about six o'clock at night |
| 18 | If you , yes , certainly , you can use bits , you bits of a long conversation if necessary . |
| 19 | A few of us may become angry , but most of us have to be pushed a long way before we abandon our normal passivity . |
| 20 | You 've got to start back a long way before you get to the final decisions on costs and budgets . |
| 21 | The centre 's directors recognise that the price of a microcomputer still has to fall a long way before the machines can play an important role in Third World education . |
| 22 | and the problem of access to the flats , and sometimes the necessity to walk quite a long way before you can get out onto the street , which would be a problem for young mothers with , with , with small children , as equally it would be a problem for elderly people or disabled people . |
| 23 | Careful attention to engine mounting and sound insulation means that the large engine sounds almost as though it belongs to the car in front — a remote burbling noise that seems to have travelled a long way before it reaches the driver 's ear . |
| 24 | But er we , we had quite a difficulty , very , very difficult , we used to have to walk a long way before we could get to a telephone . |
| 25 | It 's all a long way since his early acting days on the stage in the late Seventies which culminated in playing Lady MacDuff in an all-male production of Macbeth in Glasgow . |
| 26 | Wintec and Thorowgood saddles have come a long way since early designs and Thorowgood also make wipe-clean bridles that look smart enough for most occasions . |
| 27 | Microwave ovens have come a long way since they first appeared in our kitchens about 20 years ago , but how do you know which type will suit your style of cooking ? |
| 28 | Mota had already come a long way since her schooldays when she ran away with the city , area and national cross-country championships . |
| 29 | But the industrial robot has come a long way since the early sixties when Joe Engelberger set up Unimation , the world 's first industrial robot making company . |
| 30 | ‘ We 've come a long way since the U.2 fiasco . ’ |