Example sentences of "that [prep] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | This meant that for long periods they were uncomfortably silent because they could think of nothing to say . |
| 2 | Note that for long abseils , competitive abseils or multiple person abseils , the rope should be secured to more than one point . |
| 3 | By plotting the areal distribution of marine strata and making reasonable inferences from facies distributions about the location of former shorelines , it has been established that for long periods of time in the Phanerozoic , especially in the early Palaeozoic and late Cretaceous , the continents have been inundated by up to two thirds of the present area by epicontinental seas . |
| 4 | He showed that the value of B for short tubes exceeded that for long ones by as much as 15 per cent and that for l/d greater than about 10 the values of B were independent of length . |
| 5 | Not only is there no suggestion in the biographical sources or in documents that Fahreddin Acemi ever held a kadilik , but there is also positive evidence that for long periods in his Muftilik he could not have been kadi of Edirne , at least , since someone else was . |
| 6 | Her whole world felt as though it had just been rocked on its axis by the announcement , so that for long silent seconds she could only stare at him with pain in her eyes . |
| 7 | It is therefore not unlikely that before long Parliament may abolish the ultra vires rule in company law altogether . |
| 8 | By July , Hoare was forecasting that before long refugees will ‘ have to be supported from British public funds if scandal is to be avoided ’ . |
| 9 | Research has shown that over long periods of time , the stock market does tend to exhibit semi-strong efficiency . |
| 10 | An especially important result of the establishment of both the HIDB and the WIIC is that at long last there are professional jobs in the Western Isles for at least some of those who have gone to university on the mainland and have previously had to stay there to work . |
| 11 | It 's taken the most advanced microprocessor technology available today to create a range of instruments that at long last combine absolute accuracy and reliability with … simplicity ! |
| 12 | The fact that they have been asked to continue until the next World Cup makes good common sense and I hope it is a sign that at long last someone at the top is finally making the right decisions . |
| 13 | In some departments , noticeably the music departments , there was evident relief that the restrictions caused by the previous ‘ O ’ level system had been eradicated , and that at long last an examination had been introduced that corresponded more closely to the actual nature of their subject . |
| 14 | I congratulate the Prime Minister on the fact that at long last common sense prevailed and he was prepared to meet the Dalai Lama of Tibet . |
| 15 | Given the 74 years of Communist dictatorship and the long period of Tsarist dictatorship before that , is it not essential to provide aid and assistance so that at long last Russia and the countries associated with the former Soviet Union can become stable democracies ? |
| 16 | A YEAR ago the residents of Albert Hill were delighted to hear that at long last , after years of asking , a bus service was to operate in this area . |
| 17 | ‘ It means that at long last the Government is getting to grips with one of the biggest evils in our society today . ’ |