Example sentences of "[vb base] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | They cite Long 's ( 1918 ) The sign language , and Michaels ' ( 1923 ) A handbook of the sign language of the deaf , and we can add to their list Nevins ' ( 1895 ) The sign language of the deaf and dumb , and Guide to the silent language of the deaf and dumb ( anonymous and undated ) . |
| 2 | When I say long , I mean long by bat standards . |
| 3 | Lesser goldern plovers Pluvialis dominica make long trans-oceanic flights ; Alaskan breeding stocks cross 4000 km of the Pacific from wintering in Hawaii , while Asian stocks make even longer journeys from New Zealand and Oceania to breed in Siberia . |
| 4 | I have heard of a café near the Opera , where , if you sit long enough , they say you can see the whole world go by . |
| 5 | Cabinet Ministers struggle into dinner jackets that have seen better days ( so , too , do their detectives ) , their wives sit long before dressing tables applying powder and paint . |
| 6 | This system involves a continuous rotation of paddocks in which the susceptible younger calves graze ahead of the immune adults and remain long enough in each paddock to remove only the leafy upper herbage before being moved on to the next paddock . |
| 7 | The trailing wing-tips have conspicuous head markings and even develop long , fake antennae , while the actual head is inconspicuous . |
| 8 | CAREFREE : But most girls are aware of the dangers of casual sex and want long lasting relationships |
| 9 | In a touring boat we want long powerful strokes to go fast over long distances . |
| 10 | When I say long , I mean long by bat standards . |
| 11 | Only one decision was made by the time I reached London — I was going to buy nothing blue , and I was going to let my hair grow long . |
| 12 | Fascinated by this display , Wong Long captured the mantis and took it home with him . |
| 13 | In 1957 Con Long started teaching in Stoke-on-Trent , followed in 1964 by Wynne 's first classes in Cheshire and Merseyside . |
| 14 | So many people visit the countryside and pick wild flowers because they find them pretty , only to have those flowers wilt and die long before they can be arranged in a vase . |
| 15 | It leads to SOLVING PROBLEMS If you listen long enough you will find things or ideas that you share . |
| 16 | Imagine long , warm , sunny days to enjoy stunning scenery , or to recapture the spirit of Gold Rush days . |
| 17 | If I can keep up the Peter Sellers act long enough without dying of laughing , I might just get meself a few pints out of it . |
| 18 | The trouble is we never stop long enough to put them to good use . |
| 19 | Each tree consists of just two branches , 2–3ft long , running along about a foot off the ground . |
| 20 | Her younger brother was sent by Teresa later in the day to say she would not be returning to a house where a dangerous lunatic lived and no one could expect her to — she would rather forfeit that week 's wages than wait long enough to give notice . |
| 21 | But if we wait long enough , perhaps thousands of years , Tit for Tat will eventually muster the numbers required to tip it over the knife-edge , and the population will flip . |
| 22 | If you wait long enough then when it finishes this large task everything will work as normal . |
| 23 | Maybe if I walk long enough I 'll get to Scotland and I can see Marie . |
| 24 | This whole picturesque area has been designated a nature reserve and if you enjoy long walks then you 're in for a treat — gorges , torrents , dense forests and vineyards are two a pfennig ! |
| 25 | Many older Asian Christians still enjoy long traditional hymns with tenuous melodies , accompanied by harmonium and tabla , not least because of the limitations of language ( Gujurati , Hindi , Punjabi or Urdu ) . |
| 26 | On the other hand , it is desirable that you express solidarity , give way to other speakers and tolerate long silences if they occur . |
| 27 | They wear long plain skirts with Nike Huraches and strange craftwork jewellery . |
| 28 | Many of them wear long ragged cloaks , hooded coats , and dangling caps which cover their bodies and protect them from the sunlight . |
| 29 | –How long ? ’ asked Creggan , for he loved to hear Minch talk of her past life . |
| 30 | 1 ) –How long does BT Environment Week last ? |