Example sentences of "to long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only had I had that run in with him over the rehearsals but he was also the fussiest teacher in the school when it came to long hair . |
| 2 | Jennefer Cheyne at Cheynes of Edinburgh used Sienna from the Wella Colour Touch range of long-lasting semi-permanent colourants to add warmth to long hair . |
| 3 | Classic bouffant , ideal for medium to long hair . |
| 4 | When setting medium to long hair ( left and above ) , start at the front : to get rid of flopping hair , wind away from the face , back towards the crown . |
| 5 | Provision for synthesis often leads to long notation , for two reasons . |
| 6 | Meridith and the narrator drive to Long Beach , join a ship which enters the Panama Canal , and there the narrator is separated again from Meridith . |
| 7 | Believed to actually be A–24A 42–60817 , ( N9142H ) the old Douglas was trucked in from Seattle to Long Beach for some much-needed mechanical work . |
| 8 | The main restrictions on foreign travel now remaining appeared to be the difficulty of obtaining foreign exchange ( only $200 could be bought in the Soviet Union ) , visas ( due to long waiting lists at Western embassies in Moscow ) and airline tickets ( for example , the Soviet state airline Aeroflot reported a 13-month waiting list for New York flights ) . |
| 9 | Initially applied in the context of lakes and their drainage basins which can be used as units of sediment-based ecological study ( Oldfield , 1977 ) , the techniques have now been shown to have widespread application to sediment correlation in lake sediments , to differentiation of weathering and pedogenesis , to the identification of sediment sources , and there may subsequently be application of mineral magnetic measurements to long sediment sequences from major lake basins in non-glaciated regions , to near-shore marine sediments in morphogenetically dynamic areas , and also to cave sediments , alluvial fills , river terrace sequences and to loess successions . |
| 10 | To end this features roundup , we need to mention timecode generation facilities ( VITC or RCTC ) for frame-accurate editing — see Chapter 8 for more on this new development ; ‘ edit switches ’ for optimising the quality of your camcorder 's video signal output when copying tapes onto another machine ; remote control handsets for camcorders ; and SP/LP sliders to switch you from Standard recording speed to Long Play . |
| 11 | So regular waxoiling and preventative maintenance , is the secret to long life and reliable service . |
| 12 | Pacific Bell says that where applications cross its service area boundaries , transmissions will be handed off to long distance carriers of the customers ' choice . |
| 13 | The small size of the private-rented sector and the difficulties which council house tenants face in moving between local authority areas have for a long time constituted major barriers to long distance migration by lower-income workers ( Robertson , 1979 ; Hughes and McCormick , 1981 ; OPCS , 1983 ; Hamnett , 1984 ) . |
| 14 | For example , we would expect to find cells that give an excitatory response to long wavelength light shone on one part of the retina and an inhibitory response to long wavelength light shone on to an adjacent part . |
| 15 | For example , we would expect to find cells that give an excitatory response to long wavelength light shone on one part of the retina and an inhibitory response to long wavelength light shone on to an adjacent part . |
| 16 | They had reached 62 and looked good for 200 when Greenidge played the ball to long leg and , seeing Devon Malcolm fumble his fielding , came back for a second . |
| 17 | he may already be classed as a great batsman , but luck rode with him when square-leg umpire David Archer ruled not out after Lara dislodged a bail turning Bosch to long leg . |
| 18 | The lengths of the outings varies from a gentle stroll to long mountain days , details of which are shown on maps in the now familiar pen and ink style of Mark Richards . |
| 19 | Those attached to long subduction zones , such as the Pacific Plate , have been moving at comparatively high velocities ( 60–90 mm a- 1 ) , whereas plates lacking extensive subducting boundaries have experienced slower rates of movement ( below 40 mm a-1 ) . |
| 20 | However , it was a year of drought , and at the stud all the mares were given daily feeds of oats and hay to keep them in good condition ; but Minyip , due to long habit , refused to eat anything but the poorest hay . |
| 21 | Physical targets were mostly achieved four or five years ahead of schedule ( FAO 1982a : 67 ) , although there were shifts in the emphasis between sub-targets ( e.g. from fruit and nut trees to long rotation species ) . |
| 22 | The glass transition is not specific to long chain polymers . |
| 23 | A number of people have already been sentenced to long prison terms in connection with the robbery . |
| 24 | While disgraced former officials during 1989 continued to be convicted and sentenced to long prison terms , particularly in Uzbekistan [ see pp. 36898 ; 37129 ] , in January 1990 , however , three defendants were acquitted on the grounds of " violations of legality " by investigators . |
| 25 | All had been sentenced to long prison sentences for the " dirty war " against left-wing guerrillas and dissidents , during which an estimated 9,000 people " disappeared " and thousands more were abducted , tortured and murdered . |
| 26 | The human rights organization Amnesty International on Dec. 10 issued a report on Myanma listing some 200 people arrested in the country during the first seven months of 1991 , nearly 40 of whom had been sentenced to long prison terms after " blatantly unfair " trials . |
| 27 | A regional Communist Party leader before the 1989 revolution which overthrew his father , he had been sentenced to long prison sentences for murder ( later overturned ) and other crimes [ see pp. 37725 ; 38306 ] . |
| 28 | ‘ But on a point of handicapping , why has he been raised 4lb after finishing second in the Mackeson , while Desert Orchid has been dropped 2lb for finishing second to Long Engagement ? ’ |
| 29 | A more general indication of his interests is given by the catalogue of his library , which he drew up in 1632 , when he had just moved house to Long Acre , Covent Garden . |
| 30 | From Seathwaite follow the access road to Long House Farm ( 1 mile ) but bypass the farm to go on to the Walna Scar Road ( actually a bridleway ) . |