Example sentences of "or [vb pp] [prep] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were executed or sentenced to long periods of forced labour . |
| 2 | The British War Cabinet fully recognised the implications of this , and the likelihood that many would be executed as traitors or sentenced to long terms in prison camps . |
| 3 | This will divert forests from disputed uplands where foresters are frequently held up or defeated in long battles with environment groups . |
| 4 | Culyer et al ( 1988 ) stress that ‘ care will have to be exercised to ensure that very sick and elderly patients are not treated or cared for long distances away from their homes and families ’ . |
| 5 | ( 1988 ) stress that ‘ care will have to be exercised to ensure that very sick and elderly patients are not treated or cared for long distances away from their homes and families ’ [ … ] |
| 6 | An older horse may be quite fit , maybe having been hunted or hacked for long distances . |