Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [noun pl] [prep] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | The problem of consistency of measurement techniques over a long period of time will have to be faced and may not have a satisfactory solution . |
| 2 | Both government and local authorities have failed to put money into capital projects for a long long time . |
| 3 | In addition , an elevator for discharging grain from ships was completed on the South side of Edinburgh Dock and connected to the warehouse by a large conveyor band erected on brackets hung from steel principals of a long iron shed . |
| 4 | Community development workers , on the other hand , have been interested in health matters for a long time . |
| 5 | And then er a and then after they had been in hay ricks for a long time they were brought up to the farm and built into a bigger stack , a bigger thing . |
| 6 | Put the rest in unit trusts with a long established firm . |
| 7 | In these respects , there has been a general and continuing decline in prison conditions over a long period of time ( King and McDermott , 1999 ) . |
| 8 | The area has not been know for fashion stores for a long time , but the new Criterion building is the location of Sogo , the new drive-in fashion store . |
| 9 | I also remember how the knocker-up went around the streets banging at bedroom windows with a long stick to wake the occupants in time to get to work . |
| 10 | Douglas , the capital , is a busy town by island standards with a long beach and traditional Victorian promenade . |
| 11 | One way to reduce mobility is to offer promises of long-term employment , with the prospect of wage increases rising by promotion steps on a long ladder of continuous employment . |