Example sentences of "own [noun] [prep] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | County , penned in their own half for long periods , were unable to manage more than two genuine scoring attempts in the whole match . |
| 2 | They pinned the Derry side back in their own half for long periods during the latter stages . |
| 3 | This set back spurred United into action and they penned Rayners Lane into their own half for long periods , forcing eight corners in the first forty minutes of the game . |
| 4 | As Burton loved to live in opposition — it made him feel most alive and it could be argued that he lived in serious opposition to his own body for long stretches of his life — it is interesting to speculate whether the homosexual network gave yet another spin to his heterosexuality . |
| 5 | The danger , witnessed sometimes in practice , is that certain children ( notably the most able , the oldest , the best-behaved , and girls ) are tacitly deemed ‘ undemanding ’ and may be left to their own devices for long periods , denied the kinds of challenging interaction which they , like all children , need . |
| 6 | each potential investor who accepts the invitation should warrant that he/she is acquiring the shares for his/her own account for long term investment and notwithstanding this warranty it must be reasonable for the issuing company in all the circumstances to believe this warranty ; |
| 7 | Totally isolated from our own culture for long periods , we became vulnerable to forgotten times and tribes re-awakening within us . |