Example sentences of "to be [verb] [prep] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems to be gone for a long time . |
| 2 | In a hospital or a bank , where records have to be kept for a long time , the files would not be deleted routinely , but stored in archives until the expiry of the prescribed storage period . |
| 3 | If an experiment produces animals that are to be kept for a long period , or that are to form the basis of a breeding colony . |
| 4 | Basilican churches continued to be built for a long time but many variations of form developed , with one dominant theme : a dome , or domes over an open space below . |
| 5 | It has to be cooked for a long time because of its size , but it will still be pink in the middle and have a succulence to it . |
| 6 | Corners can be cut on flowers and remember , the flowers at the reception are going to be seen for a longer time than those in the church . |
| 7 | This increase , however , needs to be seen in a longer time-scale . |
| 8 | One of the big disadvantages of crewing a cutter is that much of our revenue work has to be done after a long hard day 's passage between ports when often one only feels like flopping down on one 's bunk . |
| 9 | Fuller justice to these topics , as well as the ape language experiments and various glottogonic theories , is to be done in a longer study . ) |
| 10 | Also , the slow course of the disease implied that any drug would have to be given for a long time in order to be effective and so would have to be particularly harmless to patients . |
| 11 | Although Wilson was undoubtedly sympathetic to the WEA he left East Suffolk on appointment as Secretary for Education in Shropshire and was succeeded by Leslie Missen who , at that time , knew little about the WEA and the discussions with the LEA had to be framed within a longer time-scale than Jacques had originally planned . |
| 12 | Also , employers are constantly employing new staff so the return on selection has to be calculated over a longer period of time to get a true picture of the effects of selection methods . |
| 13 | Debt due for repayment within two years could be paid within five years , and debt due to be repaid over a longer period could be paid within eight years . |
| 14 | I twisted around and almost blinded myself by staring straight into the sun , but then , through the dizzying glare , I made out the long silhouette of a tall man who seemed , incongruously , to be dressed in a long , transparent dressing gown . |
| 15 | His eyes seemed to be coming from a long way away . |
| 16 | The picture was not seen as ‘ a moment of time ’ but the wings were assumed to be spread for a long period ( Goldsmith , 1984 , pp.2–3 ) . |
| 17 | It faced substantial protests , however , from water suppliers , notably in the UK ( see pp. 36903 ; 37159 ) and in West Germany , who objected that the massive costs involved would need to be spread over a longer period . |
| 18 | A behavioural response is strengthened when it has an increased probability of occurring ( frequency ) or when it is likely to be performed for a longer period of time ( duration ) . |
| 19 | For a start , it allows spreading to be carried over a longer period during the winter months ( Table 1 ) . |
| 20 | Would not it be a disaster for business throughout the country suddenly to be confronted by a long list of new regulations and constraints ? |
| 21 | The run-down was to be stretched over a longer period and the agreed strength raised from Sandys ’ proposed 45,000 to 55,000 . |