Example sentences of "[vb infin] [art] longer " in BNC.

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1 Obviously you will need a longer and wider piece of wood than the size of the cutlery blank .
2 Lower windspeeds will need a longer front leg ; stronger wind calls for a shorter front leg .
3 An irritated Dutch official said : ‘ If the Danes can do it with a referendum by July , I do not see why the British would need a longer time . ’
4 ‘ I thought you would enjoy a longer ride on such a lovely night .
5 This cake mixture will improve the longer it is kept , and should be stored well wrapped in non-stick paper and a double thickness of foil .
6 Well she copes because she had the same problem as me with her hands if she 's writing for long , her hands ache , so she can write a longer letter if she types , so I said I , I did n't really , I like a hand written letter best it seems more personal somehow , perhaps they do , having a typed letter means you can send a longer one , they all mean
7 Many vignerons , however , will wait until the fourth or fifth year to avoid over-straining the young vines , which in turn will ensure a longer and more productive life .
8 The court can specify a longer or shorter period for investigation .
9 He could see the longer teeth at the sides of her mouth and the folds of wet black skin that at any moment would draw back in a threatening snarl .
10 Stillwater fish are often found in deepish water when the weather is cold and this may entail a longer cast .
11 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 .
12 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 .
13 However , the West Yorkshire branch can boast a longer established society that has been up and running for over nine years .
14 Western countries must take a longer term perspective .
15 Each time you go onto the court to play sets or points , you should first attempt a longer rally .
16 To achieve this ISO must have a longer lifetime than IRAS .
17 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 .
18 Customers signing new life policies will have a longer cooling-off period of 14 days ( instead of 10 ) in which to cancel .
19 We 'll have a longer talk when I 'm home again . ’
20 I think overall there was a definite public benefit from offering this type of information , although I would hope that we could have a longer lead in time with regards to any future campaign .
21 Lowden bridges are unusual in two respects : the saddles are split into two sections for optimum intonation on wound and unwound strings , and the strings mount through from the back of the bridge rather than via the old bridge-pin method , which would mean a longer string-changing time .
22 It would mean a longer walk for them round the northward coil of the river , but that was a small matter once they were out of the town .
23 Richardson wo n't manage a longer chat .
24 Changes in the parole system were promised so that serious offenders would serve a longer proportion of their time in jail .
25 In this case , too much spray has probably been applied , and this will require a longer UV exposure period ( see later ) .
26 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 .
27 One in six will get a longer form asking 59 questions about such things as housing loans , commuting patterns and job history .
28 I 'll get a longer lead as well for it
29 He 's gon na get a longer sentence ?
30 Aye , he 's gon na get a longer sentence
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