Example sentences of "[noun] a long and " in BNC.
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| 1 | We wish Geoff and his wife Ivy a long and happy retirement . |
| 2 | He poured into the telephone a long and unintelligible narrative about Profumo 's villainy in relation to the unhappy answer he had given to Wigg about the army . |
| 3 | On warm days a long and cooling drink , or a mug of tea , is impossible to resist . |
| 4 | Both areas will be far below optimum today but — and this is the important point — in the one case the land can be brought back to full production easily , whereas in the other case a long and costly process of fertility building will be necessary . |
| 5 | Incubation has of course a long and reputable history in antiquity . |
| 6 | North of the Border a long and fruitful association has existed between the Bank and the Scottish chamber Orchestra , the latest joint venture being a series of School Workshops followed up by Family concerts within the relative areas . |
| 7 | We all wish Adam a long and happy retirement . |
| 8 | We wish and his wife a long and happy retirement together . |
| 9 | Whatever the rights and wrongs of this issue , there is no doubt that some of the new colleges and institutes have found the process of CNAA validation a long and difficult one involving years of hard work and intensive planning . |
| 10 | Lewis and Harris share with the developing world a long and troubled history of agrarian problems and unrest . |
| 11 | But he does offer in introduction a long and original dissertation on his subject in literature . |
| 12 | It would bring to an end a long and glorious chapter in the history of humanity 's intellectual struggle to understand the universe . |
| 13 | I know that his many friends and family , as well as those who have only recently met him , think that this must be one of those marriages that are made in heaven , and will want to join me in wishing Steven and Annabelle a long and happy married life together . |
| 14 | In Gascony a long and desultory campaign , led by the Black Prince and the duke of Lancaster , culminated in a notable success only in 1347 , by which time a new theatre of war had been opened in Normandy . |