Example sentences of "[prep] too long " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Strange Free World ’ is a neon-lit switchback rider after too long in the grime of squatterdom . |
| 2 | That rare bird , the high-spending consumer , has been sighted in large numbers in its natural habitat , the high street , after too long away . |
| 3 | RETURNED to London after too long an absence , Le Cirque Imaginaire is back until 6 March in the Riverside Studios where it made its UK debut many years ago . |
| 4 | The danger for the Government is that it may all come just a bit too late to expunge the memories of our current travails and of too long a period of neglect for the supply-side of the economy to respond . |
| 5 | All the quality papers led with an assessment of Too Long a Winter , and marvelled at the astonishing life led by this old lady with the gleaming white hair in that frozen lonely Yorkshire dale . |
| 6 | Hannah went too , and the cameras followed Mrs Field 's forthright manner , allied to a distinct sense of humour and a stentorian voice , made a deep impression on the director and his crew — and on the television critics of the major newspapers , to judge by the reviews published the day after the first of many transmissions of Too Long a Winter . |
| 7 | Mrs Field demonstrates her technique with the hunting horn during the filming of Too Long a Winter in 1972 ( Courtesy of Yorkshire Television ) |
| 8 | Olive 's spirit and capacity to command never diminished Apparently , she hugely enjoyed her part in the filming of Too Long a Winter and liked the programme . |
| 9 | It is possible to start with 1.2A after 1.1Z , but this is symptomatic of too long a period between approvals . |
| 10 | Robert , his 37-year-old face tanned from too long under harsh polar skies , is full of praise for his new bride . |
| 11 | The result was another memorable moment in Too Long a Winter . |
| 12 | A lot of people still remember Her Ladyship , the little white cow which was featured such a lot in Too Long a Winter , and so do I , of course . |
| 13 | But it is not the tampons that cause the disease but the bacteria which develops when a tampon has been in too long . |
| 14 | ‘ I suppose we 'll be losing you again before too long , ’ he said . |
| 15 | He 'll be qualified before too long . ’ |
| 16 | Mr Gerlach himself may seem dated before too long . |
| 17 | Scenes are also still hand-coloured in order to give them the classic Disney feel , but developments in automatic colouring systems could well change this before too long . |
| 18 | They will not wear their knuckles out knocking at the West 's door , so long as they feel it will be opened to them before too long . |
| 19 | But we 'll see if we ca n't lend you one before too long . ’ |
| 20 | With COSHH in place and environmental pressures growing , there seems little doubt that spray transfer will be the subject of fresh UK regulations before too long . |
| 21 | However , my grief will be contained within the expectation that such an event was likely to occur before too long , because of the age of my parent . |
| 22 | This adds up to a very substantial collection , and I hope before too long we may find another set with the Organ and Piano Concertos , along with Prêtre 's recordings of the Gloria and Stabat Mater ( the earlier one with Régine Crespin ) and the almost unknown Sept Responses des Ténèbres , a simply glorious choral and orchestral piece with Prêtre recorded in 1983 and which appeared on a Pathé Marconi LP in 1984 . |
| 23 | Somehow she was going to get to Chertsey to see Angel before too long . |
| 24 | ‘ I shall have to look for another job before too long , though . |
| 25 | Eleven by-elections are unlikely in the next few months — but if his majority is whittled down to five or six , he may call another election before too long . |
| 26 | And hopefully it would happen before too long . |
| 27 | Oh , she misses him , yes , but she 's better off without him , and she 'll see the truth of that before too long . |
| 28 | However , although the dramatic progress , in terms of productivity , made by Jaguar since privatisation is acknowledged , critics claim that it was bound to be a takeover candidate before too long , as it was a small player in a market which was becoming increasingly concentrated . |
| 29 | One hopes they come forward in sufficient numbers to make such an item available to all ecologically minded funeral-arrangers before too long . |
| 30 | I am happy to say the inspections were successful and we hope to steam these locomotives in public before too long . |