Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [verb] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | The persistence of the white chalk facies outside the new mountain belts must clearly indicate a long period when the Eurasian and American plates were not being affected by any major continental collisions . |
| 2 | You should never increase a long run , tempo run , speed session or total weekly mileage by more than 10 per cent over the previous week . |
| 3 | Since the catalytic cleavage of DNA by bleomycin occurs by a free radical mechanism it may not require a long residence time on its binding site . |
| 4 | Charles III of Spain was well aware that his country , unlike France , could not support a long , full-scale war ; a sudden , successful invasion was another matter , and , in August 1778 , the Spaniards suggested an immediate attack by their joint fleets , as a preliminary to a major landing . |
| 5 | Perhaps it will make dealing with such a situation a little easier if we realise that there really is a reason for it and that the way in which we handle it may well go a long way towards aiding our spiritual development . |
| 6 | A lady would usually wear a long , flowing tunic , fastened at the shoulders with brooches , tied under the bust , and bloused at the waist . |
| 7 | If we were to decriminalize drug taking we would probably go a long way down the road to solving the problem . |
| 8 | This last reform , which would simultaneously go a long way towards solving the unemployment problem and the housing problem , would also transform the social scene . |
| 9 | ‘ If it were Ben , ‘ Louise told Zoe , ‘ I would n't wage a long slow war of attrition , or whatever it is your doing . |
| 10 | No , it 's your so-called devotion I 'm doubting and , if you 're honest , I think you 'll agree with me that it would n't weather a long separation . ’ |
| 11 | Because you ca n't have a long float on the back . |
| 12 | ‘ I would fain write a long letter to each one of you but have no strength … |
| 13 | But Whitehill town councillor John Bennett is pointing out that , even when this happens , local people will still face a long drive to the nearest casualty unit . |
| 14 | This will also go a long way towards preventing your neighbour complaining about the noise you make . |
| 15 | To build up happiness in his life , this man will now face a long , slow rebirth of all his emotions , growing as a Christian through the support of others . |
| 16 | But this week , the members of John Major 's new administration , whether reappointees or freshmen , will simply emit a long sigh of relief and satisfaction , and think of England ( or in a few cases , Scotland , Wales or Northern Ireland ) . |
| 17 | Will he tell the House what support he has had for his additional measure , the Aggravated Vehicle-Taking Bill , which will surely go a long way towards stopping the theft of motor vehicles ? |
| 18 | So your under-funding next year , and your use of the rollovers , will actually have a long term effect on the funding of the Wiltshire police force , and I suggest that there 'll be problems er , ahead on that basis . |
| 19 | Richardson wo n't manage a longer chat . |
| 20 | A similar effect of , on the one hand , challenging the reader to take up an alert and interpretative role , and , on the other , gratuitously creating an amorphous but strong atmosphere peculiar to the fabliau through the text , is achieved by extensive use of the homonyms vit and con , and com-/con- as a common suffix in the Romance languages : ( I can not make a long tale : in this castle there was a count and with him the countess , his wife , who was a very beautiful and worthy woman ; and there were [ or she had ] more than thirty knights . |
| 21 | Not only do books often tend to be rather broad in their approach to a subject , but they can also take a long time to be published after they are written and the information may thus be out of date . |
| 22 | Then there is the travelling back and forth to shows , which can often entail a long drive . |