Example sentences of "their [noun pl] for long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Headless Periplaneta and Schistocerca can be trained to flex their legs for long periods in order to avoid an electric shock . |
| 2 | We pray for those who are confined to their homes for long periods . |
| 3 | They discovered sweatshops and people working in their homes for long hours trying to erm patch together a very very poor living . |
| 4 | The majority of the indigenous cattle of Scandinavia are naturally polled : it seems that the northern stockmen , who because of the demands of climate needed to house their animals for long periods , appreciated long ago that horns could be awkward at close quarters and it is clear that polled stock were deliberately bred in Scandinavia from early times . |
| 5 | A regiment may swap their bows for long bows at an additional cost of +1 point per model . |
| 6 | This means the High Elves must rely on their bowmen and their magicians for long range mass slaughter . |
| 7 | Government would benefit if , barring accidents , Secretaries of State remained with their departments for longer . |
| 8 | They would be free from slavery , from work they were unsuited to do , but they lost a way of life , they had to look after their children for longer , they had to find other work to keep the family fed , clothed , rent paid etc . |
| 9 | Yes , the Prime Minister has negotiated a set of circumstances in which it will be possible for employers in Britain to pay lower wages and work their employees for longer hours in worse conditions than their competitors on mainland Europe . |
| 10 | Most prisoners are confined to their cells for long periods of time . |
| 11 | Prisoners may be left locked in their cells for longer , because there is not the staff to supervise out-of-cell activities or to escort them from place to place . |