Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] [prep] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not everyone , however , accepts the desirability or feasibility of a longer working life . |
| 2 | I think the question remains or that my doubts remain that there will be a level of there will that one can assume a level of commitments which would be it would be sensible to try and draw back from or phase over a longer period of time . |
| 3 | In the short term , nitrogenous fertilizers , by increasing grasses and clovers , can result in an increase in the earthworm population , but continuous use of superphosphate or Nitro-chalk over a long period has been shown , in trials at Rothamstead , to reduce numbers in proportion to the amount of nitrogen applied . |
| 4 | ‘ In my job , old boy , I 've learned that truth is stranger than fiction by a long way . ’ |
| 5 | I will remember that error for a long time , but I wo n't let it get me down . ’ |
| 6 | He also investigated the effects of the uptick rule when the future is underpriced , and found that arbitrage involving short positions in shares was less profitable and much riskier than arbitrage with a long share position . |
| 7 | Plants like pansies will flower for longer , but even those that flower for a long time anyway , like African and French marigolds , will look neater and tidier if dead-headed , and the dead flowers will not detract from flowers that are still blooming . |
| 8 | In terms of pupils development , a database should be seen as an integral part of an assignment and part of a long term , cross-curricular development of information skills . |
| 9 | It would seem to me that if you 've got to prove a case that there that it is the place of last resort , and that place of last resort has got to be at least five thousand dwellings , you are in a place where there is absolute massive growth of demand , and improbably no one has been able to meet a five year supply of housing land , if you are to meet it in the term , if y if those are the criteria to meeting the terms of th of this sort of plan , and in fact what I would submit is that a new settlement solution is very much a part and parcel of a long term solution , and that 's where essentially the County strategy is quite right in proposing a new settlement in the context of the greenbelt , because also greenbelt is a long term solution . |
| 10 | Most outdoor pursuits are available and cater for all ages and abilities — from a gentle riverside stroll and picnic to a long distance hike , climbing and caving , fishing for trout and salmon , bird watching and falconry , canoeing , horseriding and mountain biking . |
| 11 | What she did see was hair the colour of rich , ruby port wine , swept up , somehow , from the forehead and hanging past her shoulders in a heavy , shining mass that curled under at the sides and bottom like a long page-boy bob . |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't remember anything except carrying a tray of tea and cake down a long corridor . ’ |
| 13 | The flower arrangement from the Society is beautiful and will give pleasure and remembrance for a long time . |
| 14 | The flower arrangement from the Society is beautiful and will give pleasure and remembrance for a long time . |
| 15 | Jimmy Smith polled ten per cent … surprisingly he was beaten by Steve Coppell … but the top two were way ahead … second big Billy Hamilton the ex United striker … and top by a long way the man who could n't live at the Manor with the Maxwells … |
| 16 | LIKE the Burma Road itself , Seve Ballesteros was showing distinct signs of wear and tear after a long , hot season . |
| 17 | If it 's doom and gloom for a long time , I put it away and forget about it . |
| 18 | no such excuses for Oxford United … we 've got them in close-up … this match was touch and go for a long time … lots of action … lots of shots … lots of saves … |