Example sentences of "will [verb] a longer [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well some people have been talking about five to seven years , I 've been saying all the way through that we 're very flexible on this , and clearly if erm a bidder whether it 's a management buy out with other people in the bid , others in the consortium , or an outright bid from a private sector consortium er if if they get the franchise and make clear that that 's on the basis that they 're going to put a lot of money into the capital investment , then clearly they will want a longer period and we have made that clear . |
| 2 | As a rule of thumb , if the occasion is a very formal one it will demand a longer speech ; an informal occasion is more flexible . |
| 3 | Seats that can face wither forward or to the rear are standard on many models , which is useful as the seat will have a longer utility value . |
| 4 | It takes time for UV to penetrate all the way through the etch-resist , so a thicker coating of sprayed-on resist will require a longer period of UV exposure . |
| 5 | One in six will get a longer form asking 59 questions about such things as housing loans , commuting patterns and job history . |