Example sentences of "[prep] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyway , nuffink 's gon na 'appen fer a long while yet so the owners are lettin' the place out fer rent . |
| 2 | It 's like people sometimes have problems when they come out after a long stay in hospital — or the same sort of thing anyway . |
| 3 | ‘ We were benighted after a long day 's ride to Rannoch , ordering floor timber for the mill . ’ |
| 4 | After a long study , I have concluded that I like chairs which have slightly curved rear legs , flairing outwards slightly from the seat both up and down . |
| 5 | The view was doubly breath-taking firstly because we were now at 13,000ft ( 4000m ) and , after a long morning 's walk were beginning to feel the effects of the thin air ; and secondly because the vista before us was absolutely astounding . |
| 6 | He was apparently found to be running a temperature , but after a long season of competing in the best company , he may be past his best . |
| 7 | Mr Nyers was speaking shortly after a long procedural wrangle on the method of electing the new leadership . |
| 8 | The hurdle of post office reform has brought down French ministers of state before now , notably Pierre Lelong , who held the posts and telecommunications portfolio in Jacques Chirac 's government but was forced to resign after a long and bitter strike in 1974 . |
| 9 | Jonathan Horne secured it for his client after a long battle at £31,900 ( estimate £5,000-£8,000 ) . |
| 10 | LIKE the Burma Road itself , Seve Ballesteros was showing distinct signs of wear and tear after a long , hot season . |
| 11 | After a long game in the kitchen which ended in a draw , they went upstairs and made love . |
| 12 | After a long silence the mother said , ‘ That was a bit of a surprise visit . ’ |
| 13 | Mid-way , after a long , hard time , we stopped for a rest — at least , as much of a rest as you can get standing in knee-deep water unable to put down your rucsac . |
| 14 | English family relationships are said to be less strong than those of Asians , but most English people would be deeply shocked if their grandmother or grandfather , coming to visit them , or their young brother or sister , was held in detention by people with quasi-police powers , accused of lying and then sent back ; or if their husband or wife , coming to join them after a long separation , was further delayed for years and then told that they were not the people they claimed to be and hence had no right to come at all . |
| 15 | If you are taken to Harmondsworth after a long journey and several hours of interrogation by Immigration Officers , there is nowhere for you to lie down and rest . |
| 16 | The homecoming procedure , even after a long and exhausting exercise , is well known . |
| 17 | ‘ It was so untimely , ’ the Commander said passionately after a long silence , ‘ so very untimely . ’ |
| 18 | LUCY SOUTTER , the 22-year-old former champion who nearly quit the game after a long illness , unexpectedly won back the British national title at Newcastle yesterday when she beat Suzanne Horner 9-3 , 9-5 , 9-3 in a final lasting less than 45 minutes . |
| 19 | After a long debate , they finally agreed to put us up for the night . |
| 20 | What is most interesting , however , is that after a long famine , Latin America and its political and economic uncertainties have been thrust back on to centre stage . |
| 21 | Here in the great saloon , light and airy with its tall mullioned windows facing north and south , its smart bolection moulding around the panelling and its groaning tables of food , the men would congregate and feast after a long morning 's deer hunting in the park . |
| 22 | Now near retirement after a long career in product development , Mr Dulude can presumably act without fear or favour . |
| 23 | After a long fight to beat inflation , the government does not feel sympathetic to these demands . |
| 24 | By the death , at the age of 66 , of Mr. Philip Henry Thomas which took place after a long illness , on Saturday the 18th instant , at his residence at 13 Rusham Road , Battersea loses a citizen who has been active for 40 years in championing the cause of Liberalism in this borough … . |
| 25 | ‘ O K. Let's move on , ’ said the President after a long and pregnant pause . |
| 26 | ‘ OK , Randy , ’ he said after a long pause . |
| 27 | Or is it just another ‘ Cry Wolf situation ? , asked Bunker after a long pause . |
| 28 | Now after twelve years as convener at the huge Merseyside plant where he had effectively established shop-floor control after a long and bitter struggle , he had been thrown out by his own union members . |
| 29 | ‘ Well , are yer comin' or ai n't yer ? ’ he asked after a long and noisy sip at the cup that cheers . |
| 30 | When Sombro comes home after a long excursion , he 's usually very thin , in poor shape and a bit battered and bruised . |