Example sentences of "[vb pp] long [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She never saw her father again , but after Georg Wilhelm 's death a certain relaxation took place , her mother being permitted long visits to her court at Ahlden . |
| 2 | This contrasts with humic acids which are rich in carboxyls and are known to complex radio-nuclides to form colloidal suspensions , which can be moved long distances by groundwater . |
| 3 | Only coal was moved long distances by canals , railways and roads . |
| 4 | Well her daughter 's got long boots on that has n't she ? |
| 5 | He 's got long cupboards from the window right up to the ceiling . |
| 6 | They 've got long beaks like that . |
| 7 | Well aright I 'm k I 've just had long had long memories of the . |
| 8 | Kendall said last night : ‘ I have had long talks with Peter and I am optimistic that I can get him to come to City . |
| 9 | Mr. Lowe ( Public Assistance Officer ) has had long talks with him and is convinced that the man is not normal ; he continually contradicts himself and his great joy is getting publicity . |
| 10 | erm the normal disciplines that the County Council applied on income headings is that if income varies for reasons of er conditions for example and this is in a way akin to that , then the committee normally has to find these erm er the additional resources to cover tha that income erm I have had long discussions with John on this and th the point that he was putting there was er demonstrating that income had followed the amount of work perhaps has not fallen and the below the line item is a recognition in the part of that argument i in a sense for fifty-fifty between below the line reaching seven thousand erm and we 've identified savings and other heads for example the staff advertising example where reduction in turnover , there 's no effective service saving there , so these such things can go towards meeting this income conditions . |
| 11 | We have had long meetings with the Secretary of State for Energy on the future of Monktonhall . |
| 12 | Dan Jones ( 64 ) has no formal qualifications but has had long experience in the distribution and sale of beers , wines and spirits as Marketing Manager for Palatine . |
| 13 | Too late I thought of adding , ‘ On oath , my lord ? ’ , for I have never seen a more striking example of the perils of what the law calls ‘ fleeting identification ’ , and this from a witness to whom I was not a total stranger and who himself , both as counsel and judge , had had long experience in assessing the worth of ID witnesses in court . |
| 14 | For the first time she found herself wondering whether he had resented not only Hugo but all the family , and whether that subsequent betrayal could have had long roots in the soil of an old envy . |
| 15 | Their chemical and isotopic compositions are meteoritic and they have had long histories of flight through space . |
| 16 | Some families in difficulties appear to have had long histories of problems , and often the parents themselves have suffered a difficult childhood . |
| 17 | Some acupuncturists find that they can not treat patients who have had long courses of antibiotic therapy until several months after this treatment has finished . |
| 18 | This is why Kenneth Baker has promised longer franchises for operators prepared to install systems that rely on switched-star technology . |
| 19 | Whether patients who relapse should be treated long term with a fixed or titrable dose or six month courses for each episode of relapse remains to be elucidated in future studies . |
| 20 | Having just completed long negotiations with the various provider units in the area , the authority is now keen to ensure contracts are honoured and it gets the best value healthcare available . |
| 21 | Similarly , other Rowdies who have been shown to have given long service through organizing or chant leading might also have a chance of making the grade . |
| 22 | CARTER have not worn long trousers since March 1989 . |
| 23 | A greater number than would be expected have spent long periods in plaster casts because of bone injuries , or for correction of congenital malformations . |
| 24 | As the vast majority of patients are elderly and have spent long periods in hospital , it is unrealistic to expect them to live independently or improve dramatically on discharge . |
| 25 | Often , and particularly with those individuals who have spent long hours in heavy manual labour , there has perhaps not been the time or energy to develop such interests or hobbies . |
| 26 | Since the overthrow of the country 's first President , Kwame Nkrumah , in a coup in February 1966 , Ghana has experienced long periods of military rule interspersed with short-lived civilian governments . |
| 27 | Since the overthrow of the country 's first President , Kwame Nkrumah , in a coup in February 1966 , Ghana has experienced long periods of military rule interspersed with short-lived civilian governments . |
| 28 | We had already negotiated long stretches of the Cherwell where we were completely hidden from view . |
| 29 | However , the government 's threat to withhold payment on contracts with European companies if sanctions were imposed was discounted by many firms which had already encountered long delays in payment . |
| 30 | Medical science and prosperity have brought longer life to our parents , and , inevitably , greater costs to the rest of society . |