Example sentences of "it [verb] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | For no special reason except that it was something new to show him and it avoided the long grind out to the airport the brief shuttle flight and another cab queue . |
| 2 | Besides this , it goes a long way to account for their toughness , as we shall see in Chapter 9 . |
| 3 | Apparently it goes a long way . |
| 4 | No I , I would think the black and the white were one , but mind you it goes a long blinking way do n't it ? |
| 5 | often it involves a long chase in which the relationships between the record company personnel , the artist and the manager can be the deciding factor . |
| 6 | The important question is whether it fulfils the longer term expectations which the Spanish authorities have invested in it . |
| 7 | Once established , it produces a long runner , which in turn develops shoots . |
| 8 | And it made a long garage . |
| 9 | Of the two Opens Sandy never looked like winning until the end ; Seve had it won a long way away . |
| 10 | Universally used , especially at planting time — which is something of a hoot , as it needs a long and involved bacterial breakdown process for the phosphate to become available for plant uptake . |
| 11 | ‘ Geographically it looks a long way but in travel time it is n't very far at all . ’ |
| 12 | It has a long , narrow plan , the northern end of which may have been used for stabling horses or housing the cattle . |
| 13 | It has a long body with overlapping scales , with a concentration of fins at the hind end . |
| 14 | The building is an exciting example of 1909 — lo Art Deco , using a wide range of materials including brick , and it has a long glass gallery at roof level . |
| 15 | The body is long and slender , with a pointed head and it has a long pointed snout that forms a ‘ bill ’ . |
| 16 | It has a long history and in 1843 twelve Bronze Age artefacts and two portions of a sword were found whilst digging a drain . |
| 17 | Thankfully , ‘ Dirty ’ , the Sonics ' recent Geffen album , entered the UK Top Ten during the first week of release and , even if it has a long way to go to equal the sales of ‘ Nevermind ’ , things could be taking a turn for the better . |
| 18 | Although this matting is new in the UK , it has a long record or success in countries where ceramic floor tiles are more widely used . |
| 19 | Although it has a long history , the paradox of the Prisoners ' Dilemma has recently been much studied for the light it may shed on the evolution of altruistic or cooperative behaviour . |
| 20 | The nation-state is inevitably becoming weaker as power goes both up to Europe and down to regions and districts , but it has a long life yet , and the British people have many uses for it . |
| 21 | This season , designers have preserved the comfort factor while making the suit neater — it has a long , narrow shape with a natural shoulder , reminiscent of tailored clothing prevalent around the turn of the century . |
| 22 | The blue-flowered garden species of this genus ( N. x faassenii ) , also called catmint , is highly decorative , with its grey leaves and long-lasting flower spikes , but N. cataria is the true herb , of little known but considerable medical use , for which it has a long history , back to Gerard 's day and earlier , though it is not so used nowadays . |
| 23 | Defined as ‘ the encouragement given to an individual by a patron who favours , protects , and gives influential support , ’ it has a long and generally inglorious history in the development of careers in medicine . |
| 24 | It has a long history of urban culture as a market centre for a pastoral and agricultural hinterland , as a garrison town and a centre of services and administration , and it is equally placed as the gateway to the Mittelland . |
| 25 | It has a long tradition of settlement , the hill having been a fortified place since the mid-tenth century . |
| 26 | It has a long historical lineage but the most sophisticated explanation is that given by Diplock L.J. , as he then was . |
| 27 | If a WC is blocked , a large sink plunger may work ( do n't use one with a metal flange which could damage the pan ) , provided it has a long handle ; alternatively , use a length of drain rod fitted with a rubber disc . |
| 28 | It has a long record of allocating high proportions of its annual budgets to defence , even appearing in the market for a submarine fleet in 1986 . |
| 29 | The University of Edinburgh , although it has a long and distinguished history , is very much a university of the 1990s . |
| 30 | It has a long half life and may be administered either orally or intravenously . |