Example sentences of "a long [noun sg] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's got a long plug has n't he ? |
| 2 | ‘ The inconvenience arising from cold in the most carefully constructed railway carriage , where a long journey has to be performed in the winter season , suggested to the directors the necessity of fixing a warming apparatus in the bed of the carriage , and Mr. Perkins , the inventor of the steam gun , has accordingly fitted a very ingenious apparatus for the purpose of heating the carriage , which may be thus briefly described : — a coil of pipe placed near the hinder axletree , and supplied with water from a small cistern in the bed of the carriage , is kept heated by means of a lamp with four burners . |
| 3 | Apparently it is not intended to decide that a bowler with a long run pays more than a dashing opening batsman , but rather to ensure that a highly-paid Test cricketer does not necessarily pay the same amount as a young uncapped player . |
| 4 | That has now been achieved and , although we know that a long road awaits the negotiators , it is refreshing to see the leaders of the Palestinian people at the conference table and to watch their demeanour as they approach the massive problems . |
| 5 | It is not a question of being frightened of the dark ( although it can be pretty spooky on an out-of-the-way water ) , it is because I enjoy good company and a long night becomes more enjoyable with someone there to chat with ; to share the pleasure of catching big fish , or the lesser pleasure of blanking . |
| 6 | A long discussion takes place about details of design . |
| 7 | The seven Old Master galleries have been intelligently installed , and a long corridor has been converted into an evocation of a baroque Kunstkammer , complete with pilastered cabinets for the display of paintings and objets d'art . |
| 8 | From the porter 's lodge , a long passage stretches before you , off which is an attractive antechamber with water stoups , busts and something of the atmosphere of a grotto . |
| 9 | A long tradition associates the organ with Christian worship and it is commonly assumed that every church has one . |
| 10 | Along the side of the lake , a long promenade runs in front of the town ; no wonder amateur photographers come back raving ! |
| 11 | It does take a long while does n't it ? |
| 12 | One is that a long tail indicates an extremely fit male : to grow such a tail and carry it around will take extra energy . |
| 13 | With peeled veneer , a round log is heated in a steam pit for about twenty-four hours and then set up and rotated in a lathe in which a long knife peels the veneer circumferentially at a speed which is wonderful to watch . |
| 14 | In addition , income security for a long period decreases the risks associated with the investment . |
| 15 | Any parent who has had an insomniac or hyperactive child will know the situation in which interruption of sleep over a long period frays tempers and seeks some other scapegoat than the child ; husband and wife may end in screaming at each other across the bedroom . |
| 16 | In the short term , nitrogenous fertilizers , by increasing grasses and clovers , can result in an increase in the earthworm population , but continuous use of superphosphate or Nitro-chalk over a long period has been shown , in trials at Rothamstead , to reduce numbers in proportion to the amount of nitrogen applied . |
| 17 | A long ridge-walk requires an early start , and a companion and I set off from the hotel at 8.30 , toast crumbs still trembling on our lips , to attain the ridge by the first peak , Creag a' Mhaim . |
| 18 | Goes on a long time does it ? |
| 19 | Nevertheless conditions in which limited but often intense urban nationalism would flourish were being created and would provide a catalyst of future revolution ; although for a long time fears that educated Vietnamese would rise up against their French masters were certainly not encouraged by the numbers of children in school . |
| 20 | There are occasions when after a long and difficult dig , and when a long time has elapsed before the recovery of the ferret and rabbit , you may discover that your ferret has scraped at the hindquarters of the rabbit for so long that it has broken the skin , drawn blood and started to eat the rabbit before it died . |
| 21 | I think that 's been on , on the cards for a long time has n't it ? |
| 22 | The best idea in shareware for a long time has been the production of colouring books for younger children . |
| 23 | My right hon. and learned Friend knows how highly I regard his judgment , but is he still satisfied that it is wise to go ahead with the charges after all the mistakes have been made , and after such a long time has passed ? |
| 24 | He used to have a bottle of whisky a week but he do n't have any now he ai n't had it for a long time has he ? |
| 25 | She 's been up there a long time has n't she ? |
| 26 | She 's been up there quite a long time has n't she ? |
| 27 | This county is one that for quite a long time has had the policies , I think it 's it 's E it 's number eleven E E eleven is it or I eleven |
| 28 | On a video-film made at Highlander entitled ‘ Save our Land and People , ’ a variety of these groups speak to each other about their own problems and possible solutions , hopes and fears , and I think it is no accident that some of the most beautiful music and evocative songs which I have heard for a long time comes from these people . |
| 29 | Likewise a long neck gives a good vantage point to warn of advancing predators . |
| 30 | A long debate has raged about whether the tip should be flattened or preserved as a monument of the ironstone industry . |