Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | They bridge the gap between the desire of lenders to be able to get their money back quickly , and the desire of borrowers to borrow for a long period . |
2 | In those places where there is a delay in substantiation , faith is prepared to wait for a long time at the bar of history . |
3 | I remarked to my friend , ‘ You 'd have to wait for a long time to get a train from here , ’ he smiled and we both set off for the youth hostel down the road . |
4 | ‘ She 's wanted to go for a long time , ’ said Anne , nodding . |
5 | She would have liked to go for a long walk past the charming wedding-cake buildings that lined the promenade , but although it was only teatime , it was already too dark to see anything . |
6 | If they want to go for a longer period , a key worker would go out with them . ’ |
7 | She 'd never known any details ; she did n't know if the accident happened early on , or whether she would have to sit for a long time just waiting for the inevitable . |
8 | This core of lava may continue to flow for a long while , but when the supply of fresh lava slows down at source , there will not be enough coming through to fill the whole volume of the core , so an empty space will be left , and this will form a long tube or tunnel running along the centre of the flow , sometimes for many kilometres . |
9 | Most clubs , you have to go through a long rigmarole of being proposed and seconded and vouched for by other members and having your background scrutinised , and weeks and months go by before you 're elected . |
10 | He claimed there should be no erosion of traditional fishing areas , and stressed that each application would have to go through a long process before being granted . |
11 | People arriving in this country for such a purpose have to go through a long interview procedure to process their claims . |
12 | They had to go through a long interrogation , and their answers were not found to be satisfactory . |
13 | This achieves much more in the long run than attempting to concentrate for a long time until fatigue sets in . |
14 | At a buffet you ensure that elderly and infirm guests , and those who have travelled long distances , have seats near the buffet table so that they are not obliged to stand for a long period . |
15 | A place you try to find after a long absence … |
16 | Salt had recovered from her first surprise and was about to launch into a longer attack . |
17 | The sound had seemed to come from a long way over the heath to the right . |
18 | I heard a voice which seemed to come from a long distance — ‘ Throw the bastard down . |
19 | He looked at her and said , adopting roguishness , ‘ Would you like to come on a long journey with me ? |
20 | I just want to briefly introduce this , I do n't want to speak in any great , we have had a long debate in house do you if you wish to engage in a long debate again in view of the time tonight . |
21 | It was to lead to a long period of self-confessed misery for her , including beatings by her tranquilliser-addicted mother and spells of being locked naked with her sister in cupboards . |
22 | Several transplants have been tried before , but this is the first time they have continued to function for a long period , according to the researchers at the University of Alberta , in Edmonton . |
23 | As the right hon. Gentleman is now keen to look at a longer period than just the last year , he will also be interested to know that between 1981 and 1991 the British economy grew faster than the German economy , the French economy , the Italian economy or the economy of any other country in Europe . |
24 | A horse that is fit for hunting may be unable to cope with a long schooling session . |
25 | We seem to have two kinds of ‘ existenceworthiness ’ : the dewdrop kind , which can be summed up as ‘ likely to come into existence but not very durable ’ ; and the rock kind , which can be summed up as ‘ not very likely to come into existence but likely to last for a long time once there ’ . |
26 | I 'll see that bugger tomorrow mornin' if I have to get up at five , an , I 'll tell him what I 've meant to do for a long time ; I 'll take the can along to the authorities . |
27 | She was much happier person because this this she 'd threatened to do for a long time . |
28 | And went on , ‘ When my mother died , ten years ago , my father did what he 'd wanted to do for a long time and moved into here , leaving me the palazzo . ’ |
29 | ‘ It 's what I 've wanted to do for a long time , so long that I ca n't remember a time when the name Tony Radcliffe did n't send me into a violent rage ! ’ |
30 | He was ‘ permitted to put in a long day 's work for his Master , and it can be truly said that he gave his best ’ . |