Example sentences of "[vb base] a long [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The agronomists ’ reports on the spring-sowing campaign reveal a long list of mainly unfulfilled bureaucratic resolutions passed down from Moscow . |
| 2 | More often than not the victims have serious medical problems , show a long history of social inadequacy , or are clearly suffering from mental illness . |
| 3 | Cut a long strip of fondant to wrap around the bottom edge of the ship . |
| 4 | Consider a long addition of , say , some thirty numbers . |
| 5 | Pass a long piece of string through each hole and tie the ends of the string to a carving fork , so the meat can be suspended in a pan without it touching the bottom . |
| 6 | The problem simply Mr Mayor is that during the morning peak period traffic enters the city via causeway , going erm I think erm this traffic that 's coming over the is joined by local traffic from roads leading off causeway and the result of that is that er on many occasions er we get a long tailback of traffic er waiting to turn right at the junction of causeway and road . |
| 7 | We … turn to the right and find a long line of Loose Boxes extending to the Forge … |
| 8 | In this respect the displays carry a long tradition of early " pencil and paper " methods but , of course , they bring with them much greater computing power . |
| 9 | This Tokyo factory is the one that makes the modern Schecter guitars as well as the Casio synth guitars and Kramer electrics ( recently deceased ) so they 've a long history of making quality instruments . |
| 10 | Scaggs and his country friends join a long line of top performers who are Lowden fans — Bob Dylan , James Taylor , Van Morrison , Elvis Costello , Mark Knopfler , Andrew Strong and Paul Brady . |
| 11 | Cool head with Italian passion on his hands Patrick Agnew in Cagliari watches Italy 's manager Azeglio Vicini take a long view of today 's match against Argentina . |
| 12 | Cool head with Italian passion on his hands Patrick Agnew in Cagliari watches Italy 's manager Azeglio Vicini take a long view of today 's match against Argentina . |
| 13 | They have a long tradition of solid trade union organisation . |
| 14 | Other people , however , have a long tradition of breakfasting wholeheartedly , but perhaps in a way that is not wholesome for the heart . |
| 15 | Swindon Town and Oxford United fans have a long tradition of rivalry . |
| 16 | But kids have a long tradition of getting the better of adults , going back to the Famous Five and beyond . |
| 17 | The remote rural areas have a long history of continuing depopulation : there are problems of farm structure and current argument about land use in general raises important issues of concern for the future . |
| 18 | WUS and educational assistance to South Africa WUS International and WUS(UK) have a long history of supporting the efforts of the black majority of South Africans to overcome the educational discrimination which is an integral part of apartheid . |
| 19 | The Andes also have a long history of human occupation which has transformed the landscape . |
| 20 | Unfortunately , the latter insult is somewhat inaccurate : animators have a long history of injecting a little ‘ adult ’ spice into what is essentially a children 's medium . |
| 21 | ‘ The British have a long history of being inventive and in this current climate we are being inundated with new ideas , ’ says Richard Paine , marketing director of Inventalink , one of Britain 's biggest agencies which sells the ideas to commercial companies . |
| 22 | THE various parish schools of St Mary 's Cleator , have a long history of promises , delays , cancellations , fresh starts and demolitions . |
| 23 | In Britain the divisions between the public health , general practice and hospital sectors have a long history of often quite bitter dispute . |
| 24 | The wooded area is nice enough but the schools have a long history of desegregation problems , and are now 88% black and 10% Hispanic . |
| 25 | The Orkneys and Shetland also have a long history of independence in local government terms and pride themselves on their Scandinavian roots and their distinctiveness from Scotland . |
| 26 | Although most nomadic tribes have a long history of weaving rugs specifically for trade , a number of items coming onto the western market may well have been made originally for personal use . |
| 27 | The marjorams all have a long history of use since classical times , and were more popular in the Middle Ages in Britain than thyme . |
| 28 | Families of people with a learning disability might welcome a less intense form of case management than that offered to single male schizophrenia sufferers who have a long history of compulsory admission to hospital . |
| 29 | In the secondary sector they have a long history of influence as local employers . |
| 30 | Other such opportunities might occur with people with recurring illness , or with couples considering divorce who have a long history of marital strife . |