Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | At the very moment when Hurd was preparing to unveil the fruits of a long period of gestation in the form of a White Paper on criminal justice , Lawson resigned as Chancellor . |
| 32 | Although mineral rights are generally held by the surface landowner , they may have been retained by a previous landowner when the surface freehold was sold , particularly in areas with a long history of mining such as South-west England . |
| 33 | It will be difficult or impossible to establish a course of dealing on the basis of a small number of transactions over a long period . |
| 34 | ‘ Both were using it in the sense that , in regard to the Inns , the judges over a long period , from time to time , had concurred in the Inns performing the duty of selecting those persons who were fit and proper persons to be called to the Bar and to be entitled to a right of audience in the courts and the duty of suspending or prohibiting such persons from practice . |
| 35 | The grass is either permanent or it remains for several years as a long ley . |
| 36 | The lads were ‘ bang up for it — Talking Heads has been one of our favourite bands for a long time ’ , and another odd musical alliance was struck up , adding to a curious list of collaborations including the Velvet Underground 's John Cale ( who produced ‘ Squirrel And G-Man ’ ) and Donovan ( who supported them on tour ) . |
| 37 | Such questions occupied developmental research workers for a long while , and their results were eventually pulled together in a number of reviews , such as that by Bettye Caldwell . |
| 38 | ‘ They will also prevent me from selling these pieces for a long time to come ’ , he said . |
| 39 | Pat had been attending my classes for a long time — years in fact . |
| 40 | British universities for a long time were relatively much more interested in the anthropological investigation of so-called ‘ primitive ’ societies in the more remote areas of the world , and British sociology constituted a relatively minor discipline , centred mainly on the London School of Economics . |
| 41 | and , cos I said to the dealers for a long time you know do n't put them under stairs , do n't put them in store rooms , they get locked , locked up with vacuum cleaners and you ca n't get to the gear when you go to them , do n't put them high up on the wall we ca n't reach them and they just laugh , but er , I think the last laugh 's on us now cos er if I see one high up on the wall , I say well that , I say we 're not accepting that , you have to move it |
| 42 | The Teleuts , however , had been sovereign in their own domains for a long period before the Russians arrived on the scene . |
| 43 | The festival is also screening POISON , one of the most controversial American films for a long time , which has caused storms of protest in the States and will be a film that has everyone talking . |
| 44 | Have n't eaten pork chops for a long time . |
| 45 | Relaxing after dinner with a cup of any of the new Kenco rich-tasting coffees is a great way of unwinding after the stresses and strains of a long day . |
| 46 | For men , trousers with a long fly and easy fastening such as Velcro make it easier to use the lavatory or a special bottle . |
| 47 | Forgive my curiosity to see her : I prodded the ball of workers with a long stick , in a vain attempt to flush out the queen . |
| 48 | Meanwhile , as discussed in section 5.2.1 , the eurobond market 's development in London can be attributed to prior development of the eurocurrency market , London 's overall infrastructure as a financial centre , the innovative merchant banks with a long tradition of intermediating financial flows , and the comparatively relaxed regulatory and fiscal regime . |
| 49 | Diesel is available on the pontoons from a long pipe which extends down from a makeshift pump at the pontoon head . |
| 50 | Cut all main branches back to a few inches long and for each prepare 2–3 scions of the new variety as for whip and tongue grafting , but trim their bases to a long wedge shape . |
| 51 | At the end of the test I have to say that I would have been reasonably happy to work with any of the monitors on a long term basis . |
| 52 | The stimulating article Some library costs and options by Brown ( an economist ) concludes ‘ it seems to be worth acquiring and providing storage for , books likely to be wanted more often than , once in about 1.7 years over a long period ’ . |
| 53 | Moreover , the pretty paper kites in the clear blue skies still outnumber the documentary versions by a long way . |
| 54 | Third process teaching and learning styles should vary as widely as possible in order to provide maximum stimulation for both teachers and pupils and care should be taken to plan programmes with a long term rhythm of change or variety the element of chance and serendipity |
| 55 | Like most other cities with a long history , Milan has evolved as a series of concentric rings . |
| 56 | An obvious corollary is that coins with a long circulation life will have been lost in greater proportions than coins with shorter circulation lifetimes . |
| 57 | tots up a long bill , |
| 58 | ‘ You know , I have n't had a look at the things for a long time , ’ Müller remarked . |
| 59 | There was a project to get artists to work on panels for a long wall , concrete posts and lintels with a brick infill , that might be seen as a possible module for paintings or some other art form . |
| 60 | That description has applied to Galloway and Highland cattle for a long time and recent sales of the breeds in Scotland have shown an undiminished interest . |