Example sentences of "with a long [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Skelton is a village with a long history and an attractive character in the area of the church . |
| 2 | Its defects were emphasised by its proximity to Shrubland Park , a splendid Palladian mansion with a long drive and imposing gatehouses , which first-time visitors sometimes mistook for the RCM building . |
| 3 | I reckon they 'll come with 9 or 10 behind the ball at all times and hope to catch Leeds out with a long punt or from a set piece . |
| 4 | We had a group photograph with a long time-exposure and a friend of mine , a dear friend , ran from one end of the back line to the other and had his picture twice on the same photograph . |
| 5 | Check for level with a long board and builder 's level |
| 6 | The place in which he found himself was a tall grimy building with a long passageway and the whole place reeked of cheap perfume . |
| 7 | Palenickova Cesta ( Palenickova Route ) , 300m ( E2 5b ) , a good mountain route with a long approach and descent . |
| 8 | It was described by the police as ‘ having a smooth black coat , muscular appearance , approximately four-feet long , with a long tail and pointed ears , green-yellow eyes , and fang-like canine teeth ’ ( Guardian , 3 April ) . |
| 9 | Douglas , the capital , is a busy town by island standards with a long beach and traditional Victorian promenade . |
| 10 | Protosuchus — about 1.5 metres long with a long head and powerful teeth — was the earliest crocodile . |
| 11 | We 're looking for any trace of clothing , it 's a big area with a long wall and the mounted police can cover it much more quickly than officers on foot |
| 12 | Each parcel of butter is tasted with a long scoop and then re-weighed before a buyer will accept it . |
| 13 | This is in line with a long tradition and there may be more established composers willing to accept such commissions than is realised . |
| 14 | Thread up the second yarn with a long needle or bodkin and thread this second yarn into the correct slot . |
| 15 | For men , trousers with a long fly and easy fastening such as Velcro make it easier to use the lavatory or a special bottle . |
| 16 | We should remember that it was ill the employers " interests to claim that it was not worth providing women with a long training because they would waste it by leaving early ; while it was in the trade union 's interest to claim that women were incompetent because they had only received a short training . |
| 17 | In 1805 Jesty gave his evidence in London at the institute 's invitation , when he was presented with a long testimonial and pair of gold-mounted lancets . |
| 18 | The next year Meehan wrote to Beltrami that he had heard on the prison grapevine that Waddell 's accomplice at Ayr was a well-known Glasgow villain named William ( ‘ Tank ’ ) McGuinness , a vicious little man with a long record that included violence . |
| 19 | I do n't think we will get anywhere by regarding children 's books as some kind of charitable cause with a long term and uncertain pay-off when the children eventually grows up to be an obedient adult book buyer . |
| 20 | This provides precisely what is missing from the English scene : a body with a long term and wide-ranging view of the land situation complete with powers to act positively in order to solve land availability problems . |
| 21 | Push needles back ALL AT ONCE with a long ruler or similar , until the heads are held by the fabric . |
| 22 | Wheat was cut with a toothed sickle and bound by hand , barley and oats were cut with a long scythe and cradle and bound by hand . |
| 23 | Beside it is a small round table on which can be seen a photograph of my wife and me with our three elder children ; then there is an armchair also with a long seat and a dark-blue dog bed for our two spaniels beside another table with books and magazines . |
| 24 | She had seen little but the outline of him , and the walk , which was individual enough to be remembered , once seen ; rapid and vehement , with a long stride that barely lit upon the earth before leaving it again as vigorously . |
| 25 | The fartlek sessions should be your way of finding this rhythm , running bursts of 150–200m with a long stride and vigorous arm action . |
| 26 | RAIL commuters have protested at timetable changes they claim will leave them with a long wait or walk . |
| 27 | And during the next thirty years composers associated with the Académie set his poems , including a translation of the Psalms , to music in which , as Philip Sidney put it , ‘ every semibreif or mynom had its syllables matched accordingly with a long foote and a short foote ’ , not monodic but in harmony with each syllable sung simultaneously in all parts . |