Example sentences of "not [vb pp] [prep] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is no reason to suppose that these beautifully caparisoned vessels were in use only round the coast of Thera ; they were probably not intended for long voyages on the open sea , but we can imagine that very similar passenger ships plied round the coasts of Crete , gliding elegantly from bay to bay . |
| 2 | delicious , but not recommended for long fingernails |
| 3 | We are not used to long poems these days , and we no longer expect poetry to do the work of history , psychology and the novel , or to find ‘ the spirit of the age ’ expressed in poetic medium . |
| 4 | Provided that the instructions on the indications for such remedies as the tissue salts are carefully followed , and that they are not taken for long periods , they may be of benefit . |
| 5 | What we are saying there are other emergencies and I get down to the word loneliness now is there any reason why senior citizens should n't have the facility whereby they can make telephone calls if those , they so desire , to members of the family who in many instances they have n't seen for long periods of time ? |
| 6 | I had n't realized till long , long afterwards , until she after she was dead , that er she and her brother came to work , when the Midland Railway came to Nottingham , they left Norfolk , and he 's got a horse , as a carter , and they walked from Holt , in Norfolk , to Nottingham , in search of a job . |