Example sentences of "in [noun sg] for long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Compared to states or executives , governments tend to be of short duration — state institutions often remain in existence for long periods and officials in the executive may have lifelong careers , while governments come and go ( although some of their personnel may hold office in more than one government ) . |
| 2 | Dwyer is a leading proponent of adopting the South African dispensation — legalised lifting in the line-out , as demonstrated by Leonard — to ensure cleaner possession from the line-out and keep the ball in play for longer periods of time . |
| 3 | he said in spite of the fact that I 've been in parliament for longer than he has , which surprised me cos I would n't have thought so this is the young Winston Churchill of course so the Chinese man said to him erm oh well the reason for that was that he had a famous grandfather |
| 4 | Brand-name pharmaceutical companies denied that this would happen and promised greater investments in research in return for longer patent protection . |
| 5 | A significant number of them end up in jail for long prison terms , often at an age when less adventurous corporate executives are retiring to the golf course . |
| 6 | Try to limit juice and other sugary drinks to mealtimes when they 'll do the least damage , dilute them well and do n't give them in a bottle used as a dummy because these bathe the teeth in sugar for long periods of time . |
| 7 | BBC Network Television director Will Wyatt said : ‘ Jonathan has done one of the toughest jobs in television for longer than almost all of his predecessors . ’ |
| 8 | Studies of people kept in bed for long periods show a redistribution of calcium in the skeleton . |
| 9 | The reason , I 've often reflected , is that programme companies , not entirely untroubled by conscience , feel that the occasional , massive genuflection enables them to live in virtue for long periods . |
| 10 | Leading geriatric specialists fear that old people may be denied help because they stay in hospital for longer than average — and run up bigger bills . |
| 11 | Numbers of refugees seeking asylum in the United Kingdom are held in detention for long periods following their arrival . |
| 12 | The findings led some scientists to advise people staying out in sunlight for long periods to wear sun cream and sunglasses to guard against the effects of ultra-violet radiation . |