Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] a long [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is only extinguished or " barred " because the claim it gives to land has been allowed to remain unpressed for a long time in face of a rival title … the effect of the Act is to eliminate . |
| 2 | This is noticeable after a long soak in the bath ; the pads of your fingertips will take on a wrinkled appearance . |
| 3 | Many of the classic economic and social indicators of fertility decline had been present for a long time in nineteenth-century Britain . |
| 4 | That Smart identified himself with other disciples as a missionary is apparent from a long passage in Fragment B , beginning at line 123 : |
| 5 | This view remained dominant for a long time in sociology , but more recently other sociologists have become reluctant to view people as happy robots , acting out predetermined roles . |
| 6 | She wore a light silk dress and thin shoes , which did not seem at all suitable for a long walk in the snow . |
| 7 | The Commission on Analytical Nomenclature of IUPAC has been active for a long time in establishing nomenclature for chromatography . |