Example sentences of "and [adv] [prep] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her parents lived in another part of the country and her husband was in the army and away for long periods of time . |
| 2 | By contrast , the norm for curriculum change is for it to occur piecemeal and gradually over long periods . |
| 3 | The river , serene and still for long dreamy stretches , bursts with occasional scenes of activity where bunches of noisy children play in the shallows alongside gleaming water buffalo , or groups of chattering women pound the weekly wash . |
| 4 | ‘ Maybe , ’ she acknowledged , ‘ but I do work quite hard , and often for long hours , which means I 'm often too tired to go out . ’ |
| 5 | As many rafters are also canoeists , paddling techniques vary from team to team with blade strokes varying from short and fast to long and deep with each team striving to achieve perfect stroke timing . |
| 6 | The big regatta dances in the huge grey tent down by the quay in Carrick were just beginning but there were so few days left of the holiday that Maggie preferred to spend them about the house chatting with Rose or her sisters around the fire or talking with Michael out in the front garden among his flowerbeds ; and sometimes during long breaks in the rain they would go out to where Moran was tidying up in the meadows . |