Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] long [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now came the opportunity for long discussions in Tom Poole 's parlour , and no doubt for readings from Osorio and from The Borderers , Wordsworth 's own , equally unsuccessful , verse tragedy . |
| 2 | He gripped the pommel , pushed his left boot into the cold stirrup iron , and heaved up into the Hussar saddle with its high spoon that offered support during long hours of riding . |
| 3 | The necessity for long entries in the constable 's pocket book has been eliminated . |
| 4 | The necessity for longer periods with individual readers has begun to affect the organisation of reading in the classroom ; the teacher finds that he or she needs more time . |
| 5 | Dwyer is a leading proponent of adopting the South African dispensation — legalised lifting in the line-out , as demonstrated by Leonard — to ensure cleaner possession from the line-out and keep the ball in play for longer periods of time . |
| 6 | And it does n't tie up your money for long periods of time . |
| 7 | Yields in general will tend to be higher for longer term investments , because lenders require to be compensated for giving up their money for long periods of time . |
| 8 | Many people and firms want to borrow money for long periods of time , and yet many depositors want to be able to withdraw their deposits on demand or at short notice . |
| 9 | Borrowers , on the other hand , often need to borrow money for longer periods of time , as in the case of industrial investment or house purchase . |
| 10 | More innovative styling for long hair from Carlos Galico in Madrid , Spain |
| 11 | The only thing that upsets it is leaving the lid off the tin for long periods during storage when the reaction to calcium caseinate takes place prematurely because moisture gets in . |
| 12 | Like many so-called archaic methods it was the result of long adaption of means to ends ; like many supposed pockets of peasant routine the Basque system could adapt itself to new demands . |
| 13 | In these respects Frith/Moll is represented in the tradition of the warrior woman and the folk figure of Long Meg of Westminster , both of whom distinguish true morality from false , the proper man from the braggart , and finally submit to the former ( Shepherd , Amazons , esp . |
| 14 | Two lovely new designs from Nina Miklin , a cardigan with long sleeves in fine mohair which makes an ideal cover-up for cool evenings and a short version in 100% cotton for a sporty day look . |
| 15 | Anomalous aspects of nature often venerated by ritual over long periods of time become charged with the directed mental/ psychic energy of their race . |
| 16 | Sleek styling on long hair from the team at Salon Works International |
| 17 | It is indeed on a ridgeway in places , but the existence of long barrows near it is entirely fortuitous . |
| 18 | Scotland was still , by contemporary standards , an unusually localized country , in which the government impinged less ; and it had two centuries of experience of long periods of royal minorities in which government and political life had to be kept going without the guiding hand of a monarch . |
| 19 | At a time when structural unemployment means that many — particularly the young — will be out of work for long periods of time , the old individualistic idea that ‘ all we need is a bit of enterprise and motivation ’ seems to get stronger the more inappropriate it becomes . |
| 20 | They pinned the Derry side back in their own half for long periods during the latter stages . |
| 21 | At that period many of the younger Nayar males were likely to be away from home for long periods of military service . |
| 22 | Frequent leave was recommended ‘ in order to regain sanity of outlook after long periods of loneliness ’ , and it was later added that : ‘ Intellectual geniuses are not required , nor anyone with ‘ nerves ’ or who is likely to become ‘ Masai-astic ’ … i.e. regard themselves as specialists ' . |
| 23 | They must be able to cope with aridity , high daily and seasonal temperature ranges , seasonal swings in photoperiod from long days to long nights , and a growing season ranging in length from three to four months on the polar fringes to a few days or even hours in higher latitudes . |
| 24 | In the UK , for example , there is evidence that the local authority council house system has reduced mobility over long distances for those who seek housing in this sector ( Hughes and McCormick 1981 ) . |
| 25 | She still sees Bailey often , gets on extremely well with Catherine , Bailey 's current wife , and if he is out of town for long periods of time , they speak on the telephone . |
| 26 | Stationary exercise bikes are no better , with the need for long periods of hamster-like moronic trundling to get any real benefits from them . |
| 27 | As Burton loved to live in opposition — it made him feel most alive and it could be argued that he lived in serious opposition to his own body for long stretches of his life — it is interesting to speculate whether the homosexual network gave yet another spin to his heterosexuality . |
| 28 | Even the most monotonous work will have occupied the mind and body for long periods of the day . |
| 29 | Under these arrangements most students take special mature matriculation examinations , although a few are admitted on the basis of long experience in their field or professional qualifications . |
| 30 | You know , on er , sort of long process over a number of years . |