Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] long [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the article correctly acknowledges , generally magnox fuel must be reprocessed within a few years of discharge from a reactor , from an advanced gas-cooled reactor ( AGR ) , fuel may be stored underwater for somewhat longer periods and for much longer in a dry store . |
| 2 | On the other hand warrants invariably start out with much longer lives and are exercised on dates predetermined by the issuing company . |
| 3 | Smallish plover-like birds , with fairly long legs and pointed bills . |
| 4 | In general , though , they vary from long-oval in shape to almost globular , are borne on rather long peduncles and , by now , will have almost entirely lost the wizened remains of the flower 's calyx . |
| 5 | Erm again I i would n't have thought that you know odd days here and there would have any effect but if if it 's going to more long term and the you know the amount increases then it could have an effect on your premature retirement compensation . |
| 6 | I have noticed that this frustrating experience usually occurs in promising conditions when you expect to catch fish , and when these bites begin they last for unusually long periods and happen very frequently . |
| 7 | Clairol 's Big Shot is the ultimate drying machine — it 's lightweight , has 1500 watts of power , a concentrator nozzle and diffuser attachment for versatile styling plus extra long lead and fitted plug . |
| 8 | For too long homosexuals and homosexual advertising has appeared outside the gay press only when trendy magazines decide to put out special issues . |
| 9 | For too long water and sewage had been , quite literally , inextricably mixed in Paris , for seepage from cesspools and cemeteries rendered much of the water supply lethal . |
| 10 | It has been suggested that unless females are mated they remain in season for very long periods and lose condition and strength to the point where they die . |
| 11 | Ever since she had left school Paula had worked in one of the big department stores in Bristol and she loved it , although the lengthy journey made for very long days and the bus fares ate holes in her meagre salary . |