Example sentences of "[adv] a long [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | If their complexion was their most celebrated feature , then perhaps a long necklace of perfect pearls . |
| 2 | 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 " : |
| 3 | There is already a long list of great British industries — from shipbuilding to motorcycles — which have slid into terminal decline . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | But there was also a long list of failures . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Here a long list of everyone by name . |
| 8 | I discovered that for quite a long part of their career , every Simon and Garfunkel recording used a set of distinctive and unusual percussion sounds . |
| 9 | The rehabilitation process may take quite a long period of time and will involve giving the patient enough support to boost his confidence and promote independence . |
| 10 | Incontrovertibly , therefore , Johnson had embraced Jacobitism to some degree of sympathy at some stage , and perhaps even quite vehemently , and perhaps for quite a long period of his life — but , as with the formation of many political tastes and stances , the dalliance owed as much to what he disliked ( the Hanoverian kings ) as to what he espoused and idealised . |
| 11 | Chairman the St Albans traffic issue , the erm bus for quite a long period of time but throughout that period of time Chairman the County Council 's decision has been absolutely clear . |
| 12 | The thunder started as she reached the gate , a great crash and then a long roll of drums . |
| 13 | The Russian soldier was just ahead of me. from the road came the sounds of men shouting and then a long burst of machine-gun fire . |
| 14 | A hundred yards ahead a long line of men trotted slowly across the scarred earth towards some shattered trees and broken walls . |
| 15 | If they succeed in finding a cure not only will the spines be restored to the hedgehogs but there will almost certainly a long queue of humans eager to try it out . |