Example sentences of "length of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The biggest changes are in the length of time people ill with the disease are now surviving and in the nature of the illnesses themselves . |
| 2 | The length of the covenant will have been specified in the Deed , and it will terminate when the last specified annual payment has been made . |
| 3 | The intention of a Gift Aid scheme is to encourage giving without the donor being tied to a particular charity for this length of time . |
| 4 | Long catalogue entries recall the cynical remark that the price of a painting is in ratio to the length of the bibliography in the sale catalogue . |
| 5 | Then goes he to the length of all his arm , |
| 6 | The announcement about dinner being served , Henry observed with approval , had come at just the right length of time after the sherry had been drunk . |
| 7 | When hose-pipe bans are on , an easy and efficient way to water rows of beans is to cut a length of hosepipe about 3ft longer than your row and make holes along its length , leaving the surplus length at one end hole-free . |
| 8 | This may be reasonably safe with a very long tow rope , but if there is only a shorter length of rope available the glider may overrun and smash into the back of the car , causing hundreds of pounds ' worth of damage to the glider . |
| 9 | You can get free dental treatment for the same length of time . |
| 10 | Then , after waiting for a specified length of time , the hair can be shampooed in the usual way . |
| 11 | In a run down on the style of deference he anticipates ( which I note will stifle any critical point from ‘ below decks ’ ) , he talks about his length of tenure and how long it will be before he can ‘ escape back into the real world ’ . |
| 12 | One superintendent , keen to control the length of hair of his men , used to shout angrily at his probationers and young officers : ‘ are you trying to get a bloody transfer to join those long-haired yobs in the drug squad ? ’ |
| 13 | This length of time is necessary to ensure that adaptive changes occur to the lungs and heart . |
| 14 | The length of your stance will therefore vary according to the length of your legs . |
| 15 | The length of your stance will therefore vary according to the length of your legs . |
| 16 | The length of your step should be tailored according to the distance you are away from your opponent . |
| 17 | Julia walked the length of the beach to her car . |
| 18 | We then move one of the pencils upwards on the table , by about an inch or so , and ask again about the relative length of the pencils . |
| 19 | ‘ I want to run my hands down the length of your legs . |
| 20 | The length of time for these processes to occur is very short ( up to 6 seconds ) . |
| 21 | The length of time spent stretching depends on the sport you are training for and the degree of flexibility you wish to attain . |
| 22 | When talking about marking off the stretchers he seems to place more importance on the length of the tenon than the distance between the shoulders . |
| 23 | the lid : why cut a rebate the full length of the frame pieces when simple notches would have sufficed ? |
| 24 | Gouges and chisels can be straight , curved , bent or back bent along the length of the tool shank . |
| 25 | Generally , the grain runs the length of a carving , but in some cases , it may be necessary to slightly alter the angle of the drawing to get the best effect by using the end-grain . |
| 26 | I would also like to know if there is any special relationship between the length of the blank and the length of the handle . |
| 27 | I would also like to know if there is any special relationship between the length of the blank and the length of the handle . |
| 28 | The length of the bush should be 1/8in longer than the distance between the back of the centre and the front face of the tailstock casting , when fully retarded . |
| 29 | ‘ We are profoundly concerned about the length of some waiting times first non-urgent outpatient appointments which in some cases have increased since the National Audit Office examination ’ . |
| 30 | This highly flexible system quickly spread to longdistance commuter runs , such as Liverpool Street to Cambridge or Clacton ; and in turn gave fresh impetus to the old dream of establishing corridor trolley services throughout the length of trains . |