Example sentences of "a long [noun sg] by [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A long struggle by writers to establish first domestic and then international copyright resulted not only in a new concept of literary property but new , or at least amended , social relationships of writers . |
| 2 | In 1954 it was a long journey by rail from Glasgow to Paris , and it must have seemed longer to me . |
| 3 | The wheel was in active service from 1960 , after a long journey by train from Argyll to Dorset . |
| 4 | A boom was now built across the River Foyle which connected it , via Lough Foyle , with the open sea , and the 30,000 citizens began a long ordeal by privation and disease , in which many thousands died , while enemy bombs plunged down upon the town . |
| 5 | A long kick-out by Lukic was mistimed by the England defender and Davis seized on the ball to score from 20 yards without breaking stride . |
| 6 | A long kick-out by Lukic was mistimed by the England defender and Davis seized on the ball to score from 20 yards without breaking stride . |
| 7 | Sub David Cork was brought down by Wes Saunders after Cusack headed down a long punt by Prudhoe , but Cook , taking the responsibility instead of the absent Lee Ellison , blasted his spot kick too close to Gareth Howells and the keeper pushed the ball away . |
| 8 | British primary legislation , on the other hand , seldom contains anything more than a long title by way of a preamble , and does not refer to any preparatory works . |
| 9 | The film is based on a long novel by Pat Conroy which deals with the excavation of the past , a current favourite theme . |
| 10 | A long clearance by keeper Freestone was headed on by West and Cullen set up the chance for PASCOE who , in plenty of space on edge of the area , rifled home a shot . |
| 11 | On the last day of the siege , February 28 , 1972 , 300 police stormed the hotel held by five Red Army guerrillas , including Sakaguchi and Bando , after a long barrage by water cannon and teargas . |
| 12 | A minute later a long ball by Hendry was flicked on by Shearer and Wegerle beat Dublin to stab the ball past James . |
| 13 | A long ball by Greyson , Chettle is underneath it . |
| 14 | If the information increases the demand for long positions in the asset by some traders , and decreases the demand for a long position by others , the adjustment path will depend on the sequence in which optimists and pessimists receive the information . |
| 15 | British case at least , the problem of national or ethnic difference was masked for a long period by development occurring in the peripheries at the same rate and in similar ways to development in industrial England . |
| 16 | The activity was sustained for quite a long time by pupils who , according to their label , have difficulty sustaining anything . |
| 17 | A long pass by Andy Gregory almost conceded an early try but Graeme Hallas knocked on as he went for the interception . |
| 18 | Each came from a long cross by Jamie Webb . |
| 19 | On the Sunday morning after the opening , Dustin spread out The New York Times on the sidewalk , and saw a half-page picture of himself illustrating a long article by Walter Kerr , the most esteemed American critic of the day , then only doing weekend pieces . |