Example sentences of "[adv] for long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The function of these forceful propulsive waves seems chiefly that of shifting a relatively large quantity of intraluminal content aborally for long distances within the colonic lumen , thereby determining a right-to-left gradient important for the initiation of defecation . |
| 2 | Many other jobs involve ‘ hard stress ’ of this latter kind — foreign exchange dealers and nurses work intensely for long hours . |
| 3 | The 20-mile chalk stream has dwindled to a trickle , and it dried up altogether for long periods in the past three drought years , after the drilling of six drinking water boreholes by the Thames Water Authority ( now the Thames Water company ) lowered the water table . |
| 4 | Like all long-term coughers he had developed a noise-reducing technique , and all that could be heard was a chuck-chuck-chuck sound that would go on for long minutes at a time , gradually winding down like a clockwork drummer until every scrap of air was squeezed out of his poor concrete lungs . |
| 5 | Food , of course , remains a topic of passionate concern — the focus of minor complaints and disagreements which rumble on for long periods — and outbursts of contentment which are extremely short-lived . |
| 6 | Kitchen floors need to be tough enough to withstand all sorts of spills , grease and damp , comfortable enough to stand on for long periods , and handsome to look at . |
| 7 | Anticoagulant drugs safe enough for long term use to help prevent heart disease are under development by almost every drug company , Huber said . |
| 8 | Hospitality : More beds are needed especially to accommodate the German team on Thursday , Friday and Saturday nights , and a few for Friday night only for long distance Medau performers — please ask in your classes ( ten mile radius from Croydon or along the route from Dover preferred ) and send offers to . |
| 9 | She would go off alone for long walks over the cliffs — something she had never done before in winter . |
| 10 | avoid sitting down for long periods |
| 11 | Avoid sitting down for long periods without a break . |
| 12 | So for long periods a deep soil gathers at the foot of most slopes . |
| 13 | Seven days treatment with a cumulative dose of dexamethasone equivalent to 0.75 g prednisolone has been followed by osteonecrosis with the appearance of symptoms two years later , whereas most patients receiving steroids , do so for long periods and in higher doses without developing articular symptoms . |
| 14 | Inevitably , men pushed together for long periods of time became edgy and , by the time the prison was freed from the grip of the snow , three men had been knifed ( one of whom had lost a kidney ) and another had been beaten severely with a pool cue . |
| 15 | Some elderly people suffer from iron deficiency due to a very slight , and sometimes unrecognisable , blood loss from such conditions as piles , diverticulitis , hiatus hernia — and occasionally bleeding from the stomach , if they have been taking aspirin for rheumatism daily for long periods , and this may cause anaemia . |
| 16 | Her parents lived in another part of the country and her husband was in the army and away for long periods of time . |
| 17 | Obvious examples are travelling or living abroad , the husband having to be away for long periods , having to relocate , changing children 's schools at an awkward stage in their career , having to do a lot of company entertaining . |
| 18 | Even with Concorde I 'm away for long periods nowadays . ’ |
| 19 | But there really is such a thing as overtime for long days . |
| 20 | Some parents may already use a variation of this procedure by sending children to their rooms , but this is usually for long periods to get the children out of their way . |
| 21 | On average , men and women had 1.3 and 2.1 absences per person per year respectively for short spells and 0.1 and 0.3 absences per person per year respectively for long spells . |
| 22 | The most obvious clue to its presence is its movement , so in order for its camouflage to work it must be prepared to remain very still for long periods of time , or at least to alter its position very slowly and gently . |
| 23 | Put three drops in your palms ( more for long hair ) and smooth through hair to restore tired locks . |
| 24 | ‘ It is only recently that Robert Gordon 's University has opened up the field for people to do courses like this without having to leave home for long periods . ’ |
| 25 | India was largely cut off for long periods , and its under-developed arms and textile industries were required to supply substantial quantities of ammunition and tents to British forces in the Middle and Far East . |
| 26 | As far as chartered accountant trainees are concerned , Mr Jones argues , ‘ you have all the aggravation of training them on high salaries and the disruption to a small office with their going off for long periods of study leave , and at the end you do n't keep them . |
| 27 | I took myself off for long walks along the shore and into the hills every morning and did not return to Les Glycines until noon , when the three of us would drive in Otto 's traction avant to one of his favourite places for seafood . |
| 28 | She took herself off for long walks to ponder in the ice and wind and snow . |
| 29 | In terms of legitimacy with the general public such a strategy could also be effective , since the public can be reassured that the really ‘ serious , offenders about whom they are most concerned will be kept locked up for long periods . |
| 30 | The English girls , as I recall , were still faithfully standing by the camera we had set up for long shots , having been asked to press the button at appropriate moments when we were not in frame . |