Example sentences of "[verb] a long hard [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But with more than 50mpg available and the possibility of good deals to reduce the outlay , the cheapest Fiesta has made me take a long hard look at the lavishly equipped hot hatch we use as a shopping car . |
| 2 | Is n't it about time someone took a long hard look at the laughable regulations on what riders wear and questioned whether they benefit the sport ? |
| 3 | and their Parliamentary advisors took a long hard look at the powers which they held and decided that the 1902 Act as it stood , could not make a viable tramway system , even when grafted onto the existing Corporation system . |
| 4 | They have taken a long hard look at the way Japanese firms operate and tried to understand what it is that makes them so much more productive and successful . |
| 5 | In practice , many doctors are too busy to take a long hard look at every patient . |
| 6 | ‘ If firms want to take it seriously , they 'll need to take a long hard look at what sort of performance objectives are being applied and whether they are actually appropriate . |
| 7 | In much the same way , she suggested that in the aftermath of the tragedy at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels , the television companies might care to take a long hard look at themselves when seeking to account for the behaviour of the young fans at the European Cup Final : |
| 8 | Someone needs to take a long hard look at what has happened to tennis in Ulster over the last 20 years . |