Example sentences of "much long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only a small part of this difference between the two planets is due to the much longer night on Venus : the main reason is unknown . |
| 2 | The Criminal Justice Act will allow for much longer supervision of sex offenders after they are released from gaol . |
| 3 | why were the Neanderthals , who as a species of human being had had a much longer pedigree , vulnerable to the Cro-Magnons ? |
| 4 | It is , however , Proust 's much longer novel , In Search of Lost Time ( Remembrance of Things Past ) , in which a similar enterprise to Wordsworth 's is undertaken for the benefit of our century . |
| 5 | This must have been a most amazing sight , coming as it did as the climax of a much longer event staged beforehand outside Wanstead House itself . |
| 6 | Three of her rivals are well out of the handicap ; Celtic Bob will not be improving at 13 ; and Petty Bridge needs a much longer trip . |
| 7 | If the prognosis for the patient , though initially favourable , becomes poor , then the question becomes the same as that already considered , for how much longer treatment must be given . |
| 8 | " How much longer will it take us to get there , captain ? " asked Chuck impatiently . |
| 9 | So for how much longer will this third tier charade be allowed to continue ? |
| 10 | Compare this short algebra sentence with the much longer sentence it replaces . |
| 11 | Other differences are that males have much longer finnage , and also a much more humped forehead . |
| 12 | The much longer route along the river , which we chose to follow , has neither a railway nor any proper roads . |
| 13 | It was timeless : other contests set a date and trust to luck that nature will co-operate — the Triple Crown was already distinct in having a much longer window of opportunity than fixtures elsewhere on the Tour . |
| 14 | are indeed looking at a much longer time-span . |
| 15 | When compared to bradykinin , the PDGF-induced formation of InsP 3 was much slower , and the resulting calcium response was not only smaller but had a much longer latency . |
| 16 | In fact , according to the physics of 1864 , he was correct : it was only the discovery of then unknown sources of nuclear energy which allowed physicists to suppose a much longer life-span for the sun and consequently the earth . |
| 17 | But on a much longer time-scale , involving thousands of years , they behave differently and can ‘ flow ’ like a highly-viscous liquid , millions of times more viscous than even the stickiest treacle . |
| 18 | It was mentioned in chapter one that the rocks making up the Earth 's mantle show the same kind of behaviour — on a short time-scale , they are rigid ( ’ solid ’ ) enough to transmit shock waves from earthquakes , but on a much longer time-scale , they can ‘ flow ’ , and accommodate the convection movements which are believed to provide the driving mechanisms behind Plate Tectonics . |
| 19 | A teaspoon of domestic antiseptic , like Savlon , in their water will give them a much longer life . |
| 20 | And if treated correctly it has a much longer life than synthetics . |
| 21 | Mr stresses that there is in this case , a much longer life expectancy than in Abbel , namely fifty five compared to forty two . |
| 22 | But the question is how much longer can Arsenal continue to be the dregs , before they are the toast of the town again ? |
| 23 | Sociology is a relatively new discipline or subject , although the issues examined by sociologists and the explanations put forward have a much longer history . |
| 24 | The first record of the term ‘ long-firm fraud ’ which Levi uncovers was in a journal of 1869 , while the obtaining of goods under the false pretence that one had an honest and solvent business is an activity with a much longer history . |
| 25 | Its much longer history before the 1880s is hardly visible . |
| 26 | These ambiguities were not merely the result of unfortunate political alliances but of the much longer history of middle-class women 's involvement in the field of social regulation . |
| 27 | The buildings occupied by the Victoria Centre are more typical of special units and have a much longer history . |
| 28 | The latter area is developing so rapidly , and sees so many new initiatives , that its shape is still relatively unclear and the techniques are still being refined ; but they are firmly based on the much longer experience gained through co-operation in the civil area . |
| 29 | An example of this is the Von Neumann computer , where arithmetic precision requirements forced a much longer word length than was required for instructions . |
| 30 | It was a much longer way back than the road . |