Example sentences of "length [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Blind fabric and lining to the width and length measurements , plus an additional 3cm ( 1 ¼in ) on width and length for turnings . |
| 2 | The maximum effective length for pumping is 30 metres and the regulations therefore require that the cesspool or septic tank should be sited within this distance of a vehicular access . |
| 3 | Or again , considering ( 4 ) , there is no fixed length for turns in conversation , and sometimes one participant holds the floor for some time ; yet although we might call a turn of four minutes part of a conversation , we would consider conversation to have ceased if someone talked for an hour and a half . |
| 4 | There can be no doubt that twenty-two years is a sounder regnal length for Penda than either ten or thirty and that neither of the two latter present a significant challenge to Bede 's figure . |
| 5 | The prison kept speculation at arm 's length for years , but now luxury apartment blocks , boutiques and parking lots prevail . |
| 6 | The railway line ran between various buildings and a high wooden fence that was used for part of its length for advertisement hoardings . |
| 7 | Had n't Helen kept him at arms ' length for months now ? |
| 8 | It was even acceptable to chant or recite a verse or two in public if the young mirza had ‘ beauty and a good voice ’ ; but he should not do so too often or at length for fear — heaven forbid — that he be mistaken for a professional poet or singer . |
| 9 | Reluctantly , first examining the postmarks at length for clues , I open them . |
| 10 | You ca n't mistake its special qualities : long , elegant grains , which expand at least three times in length during cooking ; delicate , distinctive aroma and delicious texture and taste . |
| 11 | A second method is to note the longest search required to find a free storage position when synonyms are stored , and to limit searches to this length during retrieval . |
| 12 | The river rises in Bulgaria , but flows for more than half its 150 mile length through Greece en route to the Aegean . |
| 13 | A quantity called the covariant derivative can be formed by dividing this change by the path length between P and P ’ and taking the limit as i.e. . |
| 14 | The issue of the length of waiting lists , their variation in length between areas and the amount of time an individual patient may wait remain highly contentious . |
| 15 | The solution involves the construction of a flood relief channel seven miles in length between Taplow and Eton on the border between Buckinghamshire and Berkshire . |
| 16 | If neutrinos do oscillate then their spectrum should vary with distance from the reactor core , the actual result depending on the length between oscillations . |
| 17 | One should be around 5.7 sq m with a 2.0–2.3m boom , and the smaller one should be around 4.5 sq m with a boom length between 1.65–1.85m . |
| 18 | The relations of the head are 40 per cent of the total length between bridge of nose and inner eye angle , 60 per cent from inner eye angle to occipital bone . |
| 19 | It is up to you , Mr. Deputy Speaker , to decide whether hon. Members are in order , but I must say that the hon. Gentleman went on at considerable length about matters some of which seemed to stray interestingly from the subject of the amendment . |
| 20 | My right hon. Friend spoke at length about EFTA applications . |
| 21 | Western economists tend to talk at length about theory ; the easterners are mainly interested in practice . |
| 22 | Other cases held length after length of cloth which would he worked into dresses , over-dresses and the embroidered underpants of the bride 's trousseau . |
| 23 | The famous alphabet length below Nellies Beck saw most of the action producing five of the top six weights . |
| 24 | We shall consider at some length below circumstances under which this condition is met even when enforcement through the courts is not available . |
| 25 | A 90mm length of bicycle brake cable inner , complete with end nipple , acts as the lid stay . |
| 26 | Obese women or women with abnormal fat distribution with normal length of cycles ( 25–35 days ) may have less regular cycles than women of normal weight and fat distribution . |
| 27 | Length of contract |
| 28 | The overall dimensions of the bass are equally elegant and comfortable , with a standard scale length of 34″ and an overall length of 44″ . |
| 29 | The Hold control governs the length of delay time before the gate starts to release , as the pad crosses below the Threshold . |
| 30 | Judging from entries made in burial registers it appears that three days was the average length of delay . |