Example sentences of "[noun] in a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Out of the stuff I 've heard , ‘ This Is Not A Song ’ by The Frank & Walters is one of the most moving songs in a long time . |
| 2 | The case was the latest episode in a long history of antagonism between the government and the Far Eastern Economic Review , the circulation of which had been severely restricted in Singapore . |
| 3 | Its purely endogenous nature is well illustrated by the facts that it can be evoked by the absence of a stimulus such as a gap in a long sequence of evenly spaced tones and that the actual probability and significance of the stimulus is less important in determining whether or not the P300 will occur than the subject 's perception of its probability and significance . |
| 4 | This point is discussed further at p104. 5 Defences 5.1 Iniquity In a long line of cases the courts have held that the disclosure of information relating to what was originally termed iniquity will not be restrained : see Gartside v Outram ( 1856 ) 2 LJ Ch 113 , Weld-Blundell v Stephens [ 1920 ] AC 956 ; Initial Services Ltd v Putterill [ 1968 ] 1 QB 396 ; Fraser v Evans [ 1969 ] 1 QB 349 ; Hubbard v Vosper [ 1972 ] 1 All ER 1023 ; Church of Scientology of California v Kaufman [ 1973 ] RPC 635 ; British Steel Corporation v Granada Television Ltd [ 1981 ] 1 All ER 417 ; and Lion Laboratories Ltd v Evans [ 1984 ] 2 All ER 417 . |
| 5 | The searchlight remained fixed on us and a heavily muffled figure in a long overcoat and a steel helmet came towards us . |
| 6 | We stopped the boat and drifted for a while , and the birds relaxed and moved back towards Bound Skerry the rock in a long line — which did the trick ! |
| 7 | Even so , we are taking the first steps in a long journey towards an understanding of the body clock and the way it adjusts to our environment . |
| 8 | The buses and coaches which had brought the marchers into town were parked opposite the entrance in a long line down the road . |
| 9 | It 's a lucky force of archers indeed that can stand up to a determined push by even indifferent infantry in a long melee . |
| 10 | Here we may note one fact with an importance in a long perspective which overshadows all others : the conquests by Islam . |
| 11 | Naturally we lose some points at the beginning and end ( four in this case ) but this may not be of great importance in a long series . |
| 12 | The England manager chose the final moment in a long line of defeats — the eight wicket one-day hammering by Sri Lanka on Saturday — to admit for the first time fundamental policy errors . |
| 13 | A group of works by contemporaries , often friends collected by an enthusiastic and discerning individual is always appealing and ken Powell takes a deserved place in a long line of such patrons . |
| 14 | She had n't spoken to Matthew in a long time . |
| 15 | Usually , riders use all their body in a long ascent , willing strength from every limb into the legs . |
| 16 | She stood up and twisted her hair round her head in a long rope , pinning it high . |
| 17 | As the curtain opened there hobbled from the wings what appeared to be an old Chinese mandarin with flowing blue robes , black silk jacket and red-buttoned Mandarin cap over hair that fell down his back in a long pigtail . |
| 18 | And I have n't had these dreams in a long time , and I used to never do anything like that . |
| 19 | She insisted on having wine with the meal , and as I had n't had a drink in a long time , it made me feel rather tipsy . |
| 20 | Argentina has not been just any other market for British arms ; it has been one of Britain 's best customers in a long relationship . |
| 21 | Professor John Vincent in a long assessment of Gladstone observes " He was appalled by frivolity , and frivolity was appalled by him … " something in the tone of his voice and his way of coming into the room that is not aristocratic . |
| 22 | You might like to explore this by mixing gin with pineapple juice in a long drink , or folding gin into the whipped cream for a pineapple sundae or hot dessert . |
| 23 | Yet climbers appear willing to put an inordinate amount of faith in a long line of brass nuts and then show surprise when they pull like a hot knife through butter . |
| 24 | She was a pretty girl , with expressive dark grey eyes , and dark brown hair in a long bob . |
| 25 | Many couples continue to enjoy sexual intercourse once or twice a week into old age , but some people have neither the inclination or ability for this , and of course in a long relationship we do adjust to our partner 's needs . |
| 26 | But among those with special achievements to their credit were the branches at Knebworth ( Hertfordshire ) , Kelvedon , Manningtree and Wivenhoe ( Essex ) , all of which published village histories during 1953–54 ; at Hemel Hempstead which duplicated and sold Welfare and the State , the log-book of weekly discussions in a Long Terminal on ‘ Economic and Social Problems ’ held in 1956–57 ; at Linton ( Cambridgeshire ) which followed up a music course by helping to launch the Linton Music Festival in July 1957 , destined to become an annual event ; and at Colchester where a Tutorial on archaeology from 1955 to 1958 led to the formation of the Colchester Archaeological Group . |
| 27 | He was defeated only four times in a long career , ‘ retiring with a fortune of £70,000 , almost all of which was promptly lost for him ’ . |
| 28 | A professional cuckoo in the hybrid nest of lawyers , architects , engineers and surveyors was the ultimate beneficiary in a long story of disciplinary realignment . |
| 29 | " I sure wo n't forget this malabar ride in a long while . " |
| 30 | Whatever it was , it was another round in a long war that is not over yet |