Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] [prep] [art] long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well that practice did go on for a long number of years where the the riveter was the was the boss of the squad and on the Friday night , when er where it came knocking off time , he would collect the wages and he would divide that up between the squad which would be , a holder-on , a rivet boy , er maybe a putter-in , er again in my time , that was mostly a squad . |
| 2 | It could go on for a long time in this condition , like the Spanish Empire in its centuries of decline . |
| 3 | History shows it can go on for a long time , as deficits and surpluses did during the golden age before the First World War . |
| 4 | The list could go on for a long time . |
| 5 | This is another list that could go on for a long time . |
| 6 | The argument will go on for a long time . |
| 7 | I could go on for a long time in praise of Maxwell . |
| 8 | But er I could er I I could go on for a long time on that subject but time 's short dear , |
| 9 | It will go on for a long time but lost it is already . ’ |
| 10 | The extension of the theatre of war to south-eastern Europe had , despite the German triumph , led to increased concern that the war could now drag on for a long time . |
| 11 | Another former Conservative Cabinet minister , David Howell , chairman of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee , praised the Budget as a ‘ balanced and prudent ’ statement which would pay off in the long term . |
| 12 | The party leadership 's case — that the Scottish Secretary would be forced to select councillors to sit on the Committee of the Regions from a list supplied by the four parties , and this was a key concession which would pay off in the long term — was acknowledged by committee members . |
| 13 | One difference between the pub and the rest of the street was that the brickwork had been painted cream which made it stand out from the long façade of varying shades of red or grey . |
| 14 | His morning swims at the Queen Mother Leisure Centre in Victoria are a vital part of his training which he describes as ‘ a treat for my body after the running ’ and , like many other runners , he will go out for a long run on a Sunday . |
| 15 | After a long time I heard him get up and come over to the long wall , near to where I was sitting listlessly in the arm-chair . |
| 16 | If you 're not doing it like that and you 're in a conversation or atmosphere in the room , when I find it , this little gadget is wonderful , this will pick up for a long way , this will pick up the dogs next door , if there was no other noise in this room . |
| 17 | so I thought you were going to cos you did n't come back for a long time . |
| 18 | Mankind will lose out in the long run if wild varieties of crop plant species are allowed to die out as it will mean that |
| 19 | For example , some women in a financial position to stop work and start a family are loath to give up their careers for a period , knowing they may lose out in the long term . |
| 20 | ‘ If I 'm dreaming I hope I do n't wake up for a long time , ’ he says . |
| 21 | As she let her breath out on a long sigh Hilary moved reluctantly away . |