Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | They bridge the gap between the desire of lenders to be able to get their money back quickly , and the desire of borrowers to borrow for a long period . |
| 2 | In those places where there is a delay in substantiation , faith is prepared to wait for a long time at the bar of history . |
| 3 | I remarked to my friend , ‘ You 'd have to wait for a long time to get a train from here , ’ he smiled and we both set off for the youth hostel down the road . |
| 4 | ‘ She 's wanted to go for a long time , ’ said Anne , nodding . |
| 5 | She would have liked to go for a long walk past the charming wedding-cake buildings that lined the promenade , but although it was only teatime , it was already too dark to see anything . |
| 6 | She 'd never known any details ; she did n't know if the accident happened early on , or whether she would have to sit for a long time just waiting for the inevitable . |
| 7 | This core of lava may continue to flow for a long while , but when the supply of fresh lava slows down at source , there will not be enough coming through to fill the whole volume of the core , so an empty space will be left , and this will form a long tube or tunnel running along the centre of the flow , sometimes for many kilometres . |
| 8 | People arriving in this country for such a purpose have to go through a long interview procedure to process their claims . |
| 9 | Most clubs , you have to go through a long rigmarole of being proposed and seconded and vouched for by other members and having your background scrutinised , and weeks and months go by before you 're elected . |
| 10 | They had to go through a long interrogation , and their answers were not found to be satisfactory . |
| 11 | He claimed there should be no erosion of traditional fishing areas , and stressed that each application would have to go through a long process before being granted . |
| 12 | This achieves much more in the long run than attempting to concentrate for a long time until fatigue sets in . |
| 13 | At a buffet you ensure that elderly and infirm guests , and those who have travelled long distances , have seats near the buffet table so that they are not obliged to stand for a long period . |
| 14 | A place you try to find after a long absence … |
| 15 | The woman led him away , leaving Charlotte to wander into a long pine-panelled room with a huge stone fireplace at the far end and a picture window to her right commanding a view of the terraced front garden and the curving drive up which she had walked . |
| 16 | The sound had seemed to come from a long way over the heath to the right . |
| 17 | I heard a voice which seemed to come from a long distance — ‘ Throw the bastard down . |
| 18 | I imagine that you would also be aware that the only reason the Pentagon produces such figures is to extract from a long suffering American tax-payer billions upon billions of extra dollars in order to pursue its own lunatic military fantasies . |
| 19 | He looked at her and said , adopting roguishness , ‘ Would you like to come on a long journey with me ? |
| 20 | I just want to briefly introduce this , I do n't want to speak in any great , we have had a long debate in house do you if you wish to engage in a long debate again in view of the time tonight . |
| 21 | It was to lead to a long period of self-confessed misery for her , including beatings by her tranquilliser-addicted mother and spells of being locked naked with her sister in cupboards . |
| 22 | The meandering reminiscence of boarding-school rituals is like being forced to listen to a long , pointless story about an acquaintance 's childhood . |
| 23 | Several transplants have been tried before , but this is the first time they have continued to function for a long period , according to the researchers at the University of Alberta , in Edmonton . |
| 24 | The hurdle of post office reform has brought down French ministers of state before now , notably Pierre Lelong , who held the posts and telecommunications portfolio in Jacques Chirac 's government but was forced to resign after a long and bitter strike in 1974 . |
| 25 | You 're heartlessly manipulating your mother into believing that we 're about to embark on a long and happy marriage , and you 're doing it by manipulating me . |
| 26 | A horse that is fit for hunting may be unable to cope with a long schooling session . |
| 27 | We seem to have two kinds of ‘ existenceworthiness ’ : the dewdrop kind , which can be summed up as ‘ likely to come into existence but not very durable ’ ; and the rock kind , which can be summed up as ‘ not very likely to come into existence but likely to last for a long time once there ’ . |
| 28 | I 'll see that bugger tomorrow mornin' if I have to get up at five , an , I 'll tell him what I 've meant to do for a long time ; I 'll take the can along to the authorities . |
| 29 | She was much happier person because this this she 'd threatened to do for a long time . |
| 30 | And went on , ‘ When my mother died , ten years ago , my father did what he 'd wanted to do for a long time and moved into here , leaving me the palazzo . ’ |