Example sentences of "[v-ing] a long [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | By holding a long contract for delivery at T 1 and a short contract for delivery at T 2 , it would be possible to take delivery at T 1 for P f 1 and keep the asset for making delivery at T 2 for P f 2 and to make a sure profit . |
| 32 | The children sit in a circle holding a long piece of string , on which is tied a ring . |
| 33 | Some twenty minutes later , at about a quarter to five , he is seen on the third floor of the Polytechnique , in one of the corridors lined with student lockers , pressed against the wall and holding a long object in the green garbage bag , with a smaller white plastic bag by his side . |
| 34 | This is the practice of buying a long line of stock from one seller and then selling the shares through the market . |
| 35 | On island greens , for example , short of starting the hole with a tee on the island and requiring a long putt for your first stroke , it is simply not possible . |
| 36 | Following surgery to the heart or lungs , or any operation requiring a long period under anaesthesia , some patients fail to regain the ability to breathe independently and require mechanical assistance . |
| 37 | The 1981 Regulations have been much amended and extended so that now each school must provide a School Prospectus containing a long list of prescribed information , including information about the curriculum , qualifications obtainable and careers education , and an Annual Report , including updates to the prospectus and dates and times of the school term . |
| 38 | These are excellent if you are considering a long stay of two or three months . |
| 39 | ‘ I think that we are getting a long way from the subject , ’ he said . |
| 40 | 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 . |
| 41 | Now this may sound an anathema to some Evangelical ears because for some the Church is but a secondary fact in Christian truth , coming a long way after personal faith and experience . |
| 42 | When he turned it was obvious from his face that he had been having a long tussle with himself . |
| 43 | Instead of having to come home from work and worry about wrapping up the Christmas presents , or writing letters to friends , or having a long conversation with someone in the family who needs a bit of support , and fitting all that in after the children have gone to bed and the supper 's been washed up and you really ought to be reading papers for tomorrow 's meeting , I know I have a chunk of time when I can get on with doing all that . |
| 44 | Then they went back to camp and the only person there was Miguel the interpreter , who 'd been having a long conversation with one of the Indians and when he turned round all the other Indians had scarpered . |
| 45 | Having a long soak in the tub is enjoyable and therapeutic : your muscles relax , your mind feels more tranquillised as you let go after the stresses of the day . |
| 46 | As soon as they arrived at the auberge , Rose announced her intention of having a long soak in the bath followed by a lie down . |
| 47 | The department is also strong in the history of philosophy , having a long tradition of scholarship in Ancient Philosophy , the Philosophy of the Scottish Enlightenment , and in Kantian and post-Kantian philosophy . |
| 48 | I SPENT most of Friday morning having a long talk with Paul Seddon — Assistant Commissioner Seddon , who is our department 's special representative at New Scotland Yard . |
| 49 | ‘ It having a long neck like that and being called a long-necked turtle . |
| 50 | I could not face the prospect of spending a long holiday in Weymouth , because I would argue with my sister , and it rains too much in Weymouth . |
| 51 | Detective Chief Superintendent Wycliffe and his wife , Helen , were to see the spectacle for the first time ; they were spending a long weekend with the Ballards , who lived on the moor above the town . |
| 52 | He is absent yet meticulous , paying for a missing drink-shop teaspoon which has nothing to do with him , and spending a long time in the ‘ interesting occupation ’ of trying to catch a fly . |
| 53 | The Coal Board decided to change the work organisation in order to introduce new coal-cutting equipment capable of cutting a long stretch of wall at a time . |
| 54 | They then either flush the rabbits by tapping two sticks together or by dragging a long line between them across the field or fields towards the net . |
| 55 | ‘ I 'm not surprised , ’ Ven replied , and taking a long pull of breath , ‘ I do n't seem to be doing this very well , ’ he stated , ‘ but at least we 're talking — which makes it less difficult than I thought it was going to be . ’ |
| 56 | Taking a long holiday in an unpolluted environment , while avoiding other chemical exposures , is the best way of testing for this possibility . |
| 57 | ‘ I got into the arms trade as an idealist , ’ he says , taking a long draw on his Rothmans cigarette . |
| 58 | If a gloomy mood descended on him , he could shake it off by taking a long walk in the direction of the most barren stretch of beach , out over the dunes . |
| 59 | Taking a long piece of string , she dragged it to and fro through the mud , heaping it up and turning that into men . |
| 60 | Muldoon seemed to be taking a long time over his coffee . |