Example sentences of "a longer [conj] [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is usually stopped from six to fifteen inches from the hook , but this can be increased or decreased for special situations that demand either a longer or shorter tail . |
| 2 | Most speech sounds , except the plosions of plosive consonants , are capable of being continued during a longer or shorter period . |
| 3 | The court can specify a longer or shorter period for investigation . |
| 4 | They 've been given a better education , a longer and healthier life and higher expectations , but no future . |
| 5 | You may not end up with an athlete 's heart through aerobic walking , but you will have gone a long way to improving its strength and efficiency , thus ensuring a longer and healthier life . |
| 6 | When I first loaded up the pack I really thought it would be a bit top heavy — it 's a longer and slimmer pack than most British models — but I was delighted to discover that my fears were unfounded . |
| 7 | The country had also suffered a longer and worse slump than its competitors . |
| 8 | Obviously you will need a longer and wider piece of wood than the size of the cutlery blank . |
| 9 | This is to be a longer and harder fight than any of them have ever witnessed at Sinatra 's or the Rainbow or any one of dozens of warehouses and car parks . |
| 10 | Now he was moving slowly as the bark peeled back in a longer and longer strip . |
| 11 | For as a girl , she herself had been taken through the world , as through a series of doors , by her young husband , each door opening on to fresh joys and colours and perspectives , and she had exclaimed in delight , followed him , learned , and even afterwards , when the final door had shut , she could retrace her steps , spend a longer and longer time in each place , as in a series of gardens , and gratefully . |