Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [prep] [art] [adv] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 've got to look at it in those terms , and so it is not necessary in my submission for anyone to prove at the moment there is at least five thousand dwellings short , erm that that is something which ought to be considered over a much longer time period . |
| 2 | McKellar argued that while more than 70 per cent of people answering a questionnaire reported at least one hypnagogic experience the actual incidence may be even higher , as " it can be overlooked for a very long time even by those who subsequently realize that they have the experience frequently … |
| 3 | Some of the landforms , especially if they are depositional , may be quickly destroyed , but forms cut into resistant rocks may be preserved for a very long time . |
| 4 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that the greatest injustice to genuine asylum seekers is to be found in the enormously long delays that occur in the processing of applications ? |
| 5 | Therefore , before a conclusion is reached , tests must be continued for a sufficiently long time to demonstrate an adequate shelf-life in the market concerned . |
| 6 | I think that what we have to decide today , or one of the things that needs to be decided is , is the new settlement in the longer term a sensible answer given that all the all the various considerations , and that erm arguing about residual numbers , here or there has to be taken in the much longer context , I think that 's what all I would like the to say at the moment on on new settlement erm because of the situation I am in of not being able to er say too much in detail about it , I sha n't be making very many contributions to this particular debate . |
| 7 | The circular changed and allowed that joint finance money to be paid over a much longer period and virtually in perpetuity . |
| 8 | ( Monday to Friday ) , giving a taste of the kind of stamina that will ultimately be required over a much longer period . |