Example sentences of "have the long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The difference from RP can be appreciated quite easily by reference to the pair can , ca n't : can has the long back vowel predicted by the single nasal environment , whereas can ‘ t has the short front vowel predicted by the nasal + voiceless obstruent environment ( compare also dance , ranch , etc. , which are short , front ) . |
| 2 | Equally , Lyell has the long succession of faunas and floras brought about by a continual , one-by-one extinction of species and their replacement by new ones . |
| 3 | The church of San Celso , now standing somewhat forlornly beside the bigger , more illustrious church , has the longer history . |
| 4 | This region has the longer history of continuous occupation by tundra , for at no time during the post-glacial period was it invaded by forest . |
| 5 | Nothing about " what it is like " to see blue or red tells us which light has the longer wavelength . |
| 6 | As always , it 's something very small that has the longest discussion property , and it was at personnel . |
| 7 | Each city has its own specialities — Rome has the longest shopping street in Europe . |
| 8 | Red has the longest wavelength of visible light , and violet the shortest . |
| 9 | Red light has the longest wavelength and violet the shortest , with orange , yellow , green and blue in between . |
| 10 | I am delighted that the recently privatised Harland and Wolff now has the longest order book in its history , with £565 million worth of orders , that it is competing successfully with the Koreans and the Japanese , that the future of 2,500 of its people is assured and that it is the premier shipyard in the United Kingdom . |
| 11 | Each format has its own cassette design ( anticlockwise from top ) : VHS is the largest in size and has the longest runtime of up to four hours ( PAL ) ; VHS-C cassettes are more compact but the runtime is reduced to a maximum of 1 ½ hours ( Long Play ) ; Video 8 has the smallest cassettes but runs for up to four hours ( LP ) . |
| 12 | The US has the longest tradition of natural gas use of any country in the world . |
| 13 | SWELTERWEIGHT Fender Champ 25SE Fender 's new Champ 25SE has the longest reach , boasts the biggest biceps and packs the heftiest punch of any previous incarnation of the model . |
| 14 | Cardiac surgery has the longest waiting list in Northern Ireland , but every effort is being made to reduce it , including the purchase of operations in Britain . |
| 15 | These are not , furthermore , isolated examples ; in scene four , Anderson has the longest turn ( 86 words compared with the next longest , McKendrick 's 47 ) as he does in the final scene ( 53 words against McKendrick 's 14 ) . |
| 16 | She , the ‘ bootlace ’ of Latin America , has the longest coastline of any country on the Pacific — 3,317 miles , longer by far than the entire Pacific coastline of Australia , which is a mere 2,450 miles from Cape York to Tasmania . |
| 17 | The first mode p = 1 represents translation of the molecule as a whole and has the longest relaxation time τ 1 because the maximum number of co-ordinated segmental movements are involved . |
| 18 | Despite my files tellin me this month has the longest list of genre titles , it is the one with least to offer . |
| 19 | Dimensions — The Clio feels like a larger car to drive because it has the longest wheelbase and widest track in its class . |
| 20 | down and worked out how many days he 's had the long wheelbase this week . |
| 21 | Nights when ops were on were not so hectic now that the boys did not have the long runs to Berlin and Nuremburg , just specific targets in France and western Germany . |
| 22 | If those resources had been given three or four years ago , we would not have the long delays that lead to so much misery , and the small number of non-genuine asylum seekers would not be here for longer than we would all want . |
| 23 | Although British women who qualify do have the longest leave in Europe ( 30 weeks ) , three months of it is unpaid . |
| 24 | Although humans may have the longest lifespan of any mammal , giant tortoises have the longest recorded lives among vertebrates . |
| 25 | JAPAN 'S economic miracle has contributed to its population having the longest life expectancy in the world and Britain 's social and health policy makers could learn from it , two researchers claimed yesterday . |
| 26 | About 15 minutes drive away from Gdynia is the resort of Sopot , famous for its beautiful beach and for having the longest pier on the Baltic Coast as well as excellent shopping facilities . |
| 27 | The hooligan , however , tends to have the longer career since part of his art lies in knowing how far to ‘ push his luck ’ . |
| 28 | He was up for a western , and he had the long hair , but after school he went to a barber and had his head shaved . |
| 29 | Where had the long silences gone , Molly wondered , into which she used to retreat in the company of her parents ? |
| 30 | That he had the long record of offenses , mainly dishonesty and some for violence against the police . |