Example sentences of "[adv] a long [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The cab skidded to a halt , its headlights pointing down a long slope of scree . |
| 2 | US cities are different from British cities in that , housing goes down a long chain of ownership , becoming more downgraded with each owner , because the wealthy continually build new houses . |
| 3 | If their complexion was their most celebrated feature , then perhaps a long necklace of perfect pearls . |
| 4 | ‘ But it 's not love , it 's just a long series of tactics . ’ |
| 5 | And be especially careful with formulations of the kind illustrated in the examples below ; do not be misled by a direct interrogative — the answer is never just a long version of " yes " or " no " : |
| 6 | A die could survive over a long period of time . |
| 7 | This perspective is inadequate for an understanding of the colonial legal system because the post-independence practices evolved over a long period of time . |
| 8 | One is that the abuse is part of the way two people communicate over a long period of time . |
| 9 | Unlike groups in laboratory studies , the work group is not created and then disbanded permanently ; it often survives over a long period of time . |
| 10 | Many commonly-prescribed drugs increase the sensitivity of the skin and eyes to ultra-violet light — particularly if you take them over a long period of time . |
| 11 | The Profitboss. genuinely cares for his customers and develops sound trusting relationships with them over a long period of time . |
| 12 | The rationale , however , for that is clear : while insurers are willing to concede that accidents will happen , events developing over a long period of time because of a lack of concern for the potential hazards should not be allowed to . |
| 13 | Another modification of the model assumes that uniform extension occurs but takes account of the fact that stretching of the lithosphere is likely to occur over a long period of time , probably several million years . |
| 14 | Your son has suffered a terrible loss — six months is not a long period of time to get over such a trauma . |
| 15 | There is already a long list of great British industries — from shipbuilding to motorcycles — which have slid into terminal decline . |
| 16 | This is carrying on a long tradition of Eastern Centre get-togethers for E H Os , we 've done residential courses every two years for I do n't know how many years . |
| 17 | There is also a long tradition of migration , mostly to the United States , as people seek a better life and an escape from poverty and land hunger . |
| 18 | But there was also a long list of failures . |
| 19 | If this trend continues , we can expect greater numbers of each successive cohort to reach pensionable age and to have both a longer expectation of life and fewer chronic illnesses and disabilities when it does than its predecessor . |
| 20 | WHENEVER a long spell of unusual weather occurs , there are always people ready to blame it on carbon dioxide , a storm on the sun or the latest volcanic eruption . |
| 21 | Then one of the goats chewed up a long roll of film and swallowed it . |
| 22 | The vacuum cleaner , sensing her lack of concentration , took advantage of it to munch and slaver up a long strand of rug fringe : there was a smell of burning rubber . |
| 23 | She saw him pick up a long strip of heavy material . |
| 24 | Then the old man picked up a long piece of wood . |
| 25 | For long-range fishing you can do without the elasticity , for picking up a long length of line and planting a hook is difficult enough without any ‘ give ’ . |
| 26 | The rod , in order to pick up a long length of sunken line , should be a minimum of 11ft long , and a maximum of 12ft or it becomes unwieldy . |
| 27 | But a doctor , one of the doctors in the same hospital saying , that the , during the First World War , when they were so desperate , you know , so many casualties , they had to cut short treatment , and they had to bandage men up and leave them bandaged up a long length of , they found it was often better to leave a wound bandaged up in it 's own |
| 28 | Released from duty and put on the case , Renko builds up a long list of suspects , Zita having slept with most of the crew and possibly some of the flatfish . |
| 29 | Eric Pendry himself drew up a long list of recommendations for making these exercises safer . |
| 30 | He had drawn up a long list of people she ought to talk to during the day : fashion houses , designers , a couple of artists ' studios , a gallery specializing in contemporary prints . |