Example sentences of "[noun] for long " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a study of the use of British Rail for long journeys , a random sample of households is selected and each member is asked to list all railway journeys over 40 miles taken in the last 12 months . |
| 2 | Now came the opportunity for long discussions in Tom Poole 's parlour , and no doubt for readings from Osorio and from The Borderers , Wordsworth 's own , equally unsuccessful , verse tragedy . |
| 3 | The voluntary muscles will , in turn , contract for long periods and , over the years , become shorter and shorter . |
| 4 | Union resistance is no excuse for not making profit , nor is it an excuse for long legalistic job descriptions . |
| 5 | Last year we received an award for Long term Commitment to Arts and Sponsorship . |
| 6 | In addition to the mobility required of them as deputies in battle for the king , they were also kept in attendance at their father 's court at Aachen for long periods of time . |
| 7 | Soft , elegant look for long hair , created by Simon Rattan for Bain de Terre |
| 8 | No longer were our proposals for long term projects just reports on pieces of paper ; they were real — and not just for us , but for the children of Vietnam . |
| 9 | As for the human rights record of Saudi Arabia , Amnesty reports the detention of political prisoners for long periods without trial — eleven have been incarcerated since 1979 . |
| 10 | As for the human rights record of Saudi Arabia , Amnesty reports the detention of political prisoners for long periods without trial — eleven have been incarcerated since 1979 . |
| 11 | Compared to states or executives , governments tend to be of short duration — state institutions often remain in existence for long periods and officials in the executive may have lifelong careers , while governments come and go ( although some of their personnel may hold office in more than one government ) . |
| 12 | The children took Ben for long walks , again crossing the rape fields . |
| 13 | The necessity for long entries in the constable 's pocket book has been eliminated . |
| 14 | The use of the well-known Logan technique for long term preservation and fluid composition guarantees a well embalmed subject with a good level of colouring , little bleaching and the ‘ soft preservation ’ characteristic of this fluid formula . |
| 15 | And it does n't tie up your money for long periods of time . |
| 16 | Yields in general will tend to be higher for longer term investments , because lenders require to be compensated for giving up their money for long periods of time . |
| 17 | Many people and firms want to borrow money for long periods of time , and yet many depositors want to be able to withdraw their deposits on demand or at short notice . |
| 18 | They 're going to lend money for long term projects , and the people of Lincolnshire , who benefit through those projects for years to come , will be paying modestly for years to come . |
| 19 | Embracing the traumatic years of Vietnam , Kennedy , the Beatles and Watergate , Same Time , Next Year , by Bernard Slade , is a well-crafted comedy of social change and personal discovery that I predict will take root in the West End for long months to come . |
| 20 | A decision for long term suspension of service should be taken by the appropriate district manager , the appropriate Directorate member and the emergency duty team having been informed . |
| 21 | Enterprise Ulster provides training and work related experience for long term unemployed adults . |
| 22 | He responded with exuberant gestures — which in no way reduced our speed and which left is hands free of the wheel for long intervals . |
| 23 | There have been further problems with corrosion , cracking of materials and defective welds , leading to two stations , at Dungeness in Kent and Bradwell in Essex , being out of action for long periods . |
| 24 | So it remains to be seen whether we may have such a network , or perhaps even assuming that nearly all the cheap oil runs out , whether we might in fact manufacture petrol artificially from wood , coal , or gas , simply to provide the excellent fuel with its wonderful storage characteristics for long distance transport . |
| 25 | There are in fact more than five ways to display a date as you can alter the default settings for Long International and Short International using the command : /Worksheet , Global , Default , Other , International , Date |
| 26 | Headless Periplaneta and Schistocerca can be trained to flex their legs for long periods in order to avoid an electric shock . |
| 27 | The majority of the indigenous cattle of Scandinavia are naturally polled : it seems that the northern stockmen , who because of the demands of climate needed to house their animals for long periods , appreciated long ago that horns could be awkward at close quarters and it is clear that polled stock were deliberately bred in Scandinavia from early times . |
| 28 | ‘ It is a drug used in medicine since 1935 and its serious side-effects are rare even when it is prescribed at high concentrations for long periods . |
| 29 | This was March — it was cold , windy , and altogether an unpleasant time of the year to have to sit in a car for long periods observing people 's activities , and how they lived their lives . |
| 30 | Data were downloaded on to magnetic tape for long term storage . |