Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] a long " in BNC.

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1 Cool , refreshing pastel shades are just right for a long hot summer !
2 The organization 's market share had been relatively stable for a long time and even growing in concert with the growth in world economies .
3 ‘ It feels like I 've been asleep for a long , long time .
4 You 've been asleep for a long time . ’
5 ‘ But I tried being polite for a long time , Aunt Ruth , and it got me nowhere .
6 Grown in impoverished conditions , the plant becomes stunted but remains alive for a long time while many small shoots develop to give the appearance of an irregularly worn shaving-brush .
7 The EVA wedge at the heel gives good shock absorption , but I wish it travelled the whole length of the boot as I find the balls of my feet get sore after a long day on the hill .
8 Such accidentally created fires are usually most devastating after a long dry period when the organic content of the litter and soil is experiencing moisture deficiency and the presence of dry kindling provides a good fuel supply .
9 We 're all called to understand ourselves , and to do this it 's necessary that we should understand one another , and this is only possible after a long while of living together .
10 We have made it clear for a long period that we believe that devolution or independence would damage very severely the degree of inward investment into Scotland and the degree of self-generating investment within Scotland as well .
11 It has been clear for a long time that where land adjoining the highway is unintentionally entered , i.e. as a result of a car accident , that the plaintiff must prove negligence ( River Wear Commissioners v Adamson ( 1877 ) 2 App Cas 743 ) .
12 If you have been made redundant or have been unemployed for a long time you have two additional problems to overcome .
13 At the very least , the discipline of being involved in some form of training will help counteract the feeling of lethargy that creeps over many people who have been unemployed for a long while — a characteristic which is very counterproductive in an interview .
14 To summarize : if you have been made redundant or have been unemployed for a long period :
15 THERE is nothing more soul-destroying than being unemployed for a long period , as no doubt some SRN readers can readily confirm , writes EDDIE BELLASS .
16 THERE is nothing more soul-destroying than being unemployed for a long period , as no doubt some SRN readers can readily confirm .
17 It maybe faithful for a long time , perhaps you build up that trust , and it 's only once you 've got beyond that , that you can then begin to actually influence er , negotiate with them .
18 He suggested using watertight ox bladders as containers ; in them , tied to the saddle , plants could be kept fresh for a long time .
19 The rate of unemployment in Glasgow has been very high for a long time , and I accept that that is unfortunate .
20 But I 'd been careful for a long time before that , because I 'd sensed something .
21 There was no question of demolition taking place and the site standing derelict for a long time , he said .
22 My right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Edinburgh , Pentlands ( Mr. Rifkind ) has made it unequivocally clear over a long period of years that he is wholly opposed to unilateral devolution , which is what the Bill proposes .
23 The name Alnasr Alwasheek somehow just does n't roll off the tongue like that of a 2,000 Guineas winner and would rank high among a long list of awkward names of Arab-owned horses .
24 Short ofa complete upheaval in popular taste , the Really Useful Company seems assured of a long and lucrative future .
25 It 's the last I 'll see of the outside for a long time . ’
26 Vologsky was silent and thoughtful for a long while .
27 The trend towards equality of attainment is especially marked in schools that have been comprehensive for a long time .
28 ‘ Well , it wo n't be dark for a long time yet .
29 But I 'll leave the door open , and it wo n't be dark for a long time .
30 This sets out the objective in each area and at each stage and so may be appropriate for a long or complex assignment .
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