Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] long [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Condor combines Karrimor 's sophisticated and fully adjustible SA back system with a cavernous internal space , just right for long expeditions and long distance backpacking . |
| 2 | This way it will stay lively for long periods and look much more natural to the fish . |
| 3 | He wrote recently in the GEC Journal of Science and Technology : ‘ It can be demonstrated that it is significantly cheaper to store fuel for medium to long periods and then to commit it directly to a geological repository , rather than to commit fuel to the reprocessing cycle . ’ |
| 4 | He smoked a lot which hit the hard-worked lungs while the boils surged up out of a weakness in nutrition which , together with the ill-starred Jenkins bones , augured ill for long life and clean living . |
| 5 | There are really no bad models but windup windows are more user friendly and the five speed gearbox is more relaxed on long runs and is better on petrol |
| 6 | We 've not been told yet — but we do n't believe it will be possible to simulcast Radio 4 on long wave and FM beyond the mid-nineties . |
| 7 | Sometimes one feels , and many children must feel , that the label ‘ classic ’ is applied to any book that is dull ( in appearance at the very least ) , austerely impressive , dauntingly rich in long sentences and difficult words , and slow in terms of incident and action . |
| 8 | The terms of most commodity futures contracts in London ( eg , those for cocoa , copper and gas oil ) and many financial futures contracts ( eg , those for long gilts and German government bonds ) provide for delivery of the commodity or instrument in a specified month or , in the case of metals , on a specified day . |
| 9 | The next shop yielded a heap of half-finished wooden pattens , the footwear used by field workers , along with a satchel full of long nails and several hammers . |
| 10 | The upper reaches of the room were vague with cigarette smoke , the lower reaches voluptuous with long legs and round little bottoms . |
| 11 | Judy Delaforce says : ‘ It is very cost-effective over longer periods and our experience suggests PEPs are bought for the medium to long term . ’ |
| 12 | He missed with two other attempts , one from longer range and a sitter from 20 metres , failing to reward the efforts of his pack , who were considerably outweighed by the Lancashire eight . |
| 13 | The ‘ slacker ’ tag , that 's currently slung at anything American with long hair and a dopey demeanour , seems particularly applicable to him . |
| 14 | Vitamin C This vitamin is present in fresh fruit , particularly orange and grapefruit , and vegetables , including new potatoes , but it can be rendered useless by long storage or over-cooking . |