Example sentences of "you [vb base] a long " in BNC.
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1 | You walk a long way when you go to , across Crackside . |
2 | But she put it up here , I think probably to make it easier , I mean if anyone 's had , I do n't know if anyone had children in the seventies when it was the fashion to wear very long skirts , or even as I find going up and down stairs in my nightie , you 're more than likely to fall and break a leg and the baby 's neck at the same time , if you wear a long skirt . |
3 | And everybody was getting a bit bored with it cos as it dragged on this is s seven months when you know a long time to be I never thought it would have gone this as long as that when we started off with it . |
4 | You know a long time , a long time . |
5 | It is still what you call a long shot ? ’ |
6 | Cut sprigs of cherry laurel and yew from their main branches ensuring you leave a long stem and securely push them into the cane ring until the circle is complete |
7 | Fire extinguishers for home use are not generally recommended by fire prevention experts , except as a safeguard it you live a long way from your nearest fire station . |
8 | For instance , if you 've a long way to go , it 's better to get there slowly than not at all . ’ |
9 | You 've a long way to go yet and a lot to learn . |
10 | And you say what we want to hear , or you take a long walk . |
11 | If you require a long , technical explanation of how pre-flash works together with such terms as ‘ Gamma ’ and ‘ Exponential Progression ’ Gene 's book , ( Chapter 12. ) will explain it . |
12 | If you require a long , technical explanation of how pre-flash works together with such terms as ‘ Gamma ’ and ‘ Exponential Progression ’ Gene 's book , ( Chapter 12. ) will explain it . |
13 | — be prepared to tell him any particular things he should know ( e.g. you spend a long time travelling to and from work each day ; you have recently had a bereavement in your family ; you have to get up each night for the children , etc . ) . |
14 | I suggest you spend a long time thinking about what you really want . ’ |
15 | Add the possible problem with the wart , her upset at being all but mobbed by the crowd on a very hot day , and her apparently being carried off a true course in the straight by Achilles , and you have a long menu of excuses or explanations . |
16 | You have a long way to go to win them back . |
17 | ‘ You have a long journey , signorina , ’ her companion told her . |
18 | And you have a long walk . ’ |
19 | You have a long , hard think about it , because it 's a great mistake to simply accept or adapt to whatever space you have , however cramped or awkward it is , without questioning whether it 's right for you . |
20 | You have a long memory . |
21 | And then these overall evaluations change too , so you have a long evolutionary process here , you see , the working out of human evaluations , and while you wo n't get you wo n't get total agreement that the you will erm some sort of co-ordination and the particularly I argue that while there 's an area sort of in the middle , as it were , where you can get away with all sorts of things , you see , there are cliffs . |
22 | Elliott : You need a long piece to go right round him . |
23 | If you need a long term home we will help you to find somewhere where the costs can be met by the Department . |
24 | You need a long very long pair of wires |
25 | You discover a long lost pocket of goodness in your soul and end up with a sore neck after adopting a passable imitation of a toy dog on the back shelf of a car . |