Example sentences of "a long [noun] [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Immediate cord clamping may deprive the infant of placental blood , and previous reports suggest that a long delay may lead to adverse effects due to hypervolaemia . |
| 2 | A long reach will come in handy once on the arête , though it would n't exactly be a disadvantage right from the word go , where good protection serves to alleviate the situation somewhat . |
| 3 | But a long holiday would revive him quickly : if he had the prospect of a month of freedom he would began to feel well after a week or so . |
| 4 | ‘ Aye , a heavy blow , or a deep blow — but a long knife can make them that little heavier , or deeper , and never be noticed . |
| 5 | Conversely , a long period may restrict the purchaser should he wish to make changes to the vendor management team ( either because they do not live up to first impressions or because he wishes to promote them within the enlarged group ) . |
| 6 | That is , whether spaced out advertising — the " drip " — over a long period would work better than heavy advertising , the " burst " , concentrated into a short space of time . |
| 7 | Such horses that are locked up in stables without sensory stimulation for a long period will become permanently more anxious and fearful . |
| 8 | She could almost feel the internal battle raging within her , and for a long moment could do nothing but gaze at the stage , torn between seeing it as a hostile no-man's-land and home . |
| 9 | Therefore , a thin section remaining in the beam for a long time may show a decrease in luminescence intensity as ionic-bombardment and thermal diffusion take place . |
| 10 | Before 18 months , a child wo n't recognise herself in the mirror and for a long time will describe herself in terms of attributes ( like smallness ) and her possessions . |
| 11 | People who have been married apparently happily , for a long time can make you fed an outsider with just one private glance . |
| 12 | A long bath can dehydrate , leaving your skin feeling taut and looking wrinkled . |
| 13 | Anyone who considers what has happened with regard to the sugar and milk quotas or to anything else about which we felt that we should have had a different package but could not achieve it will be aware of how dangerous it is to allow the negotiations to proceed quickly when a longer discussion might result in a better solution . |
| 14 | Keen skiers are motivated to consider the transatlantic option by the notion that paying a bit more for their holiday and enduring a longer journey may cut out the uncertainty about snow conditions that hangs over European skiing . |
| 15 | It was clear from the sentences imposed on the other defendants , one of whom was sentenced to three years ' imprisonment , that the sentencer considered that a longer sentence would have been appropriate if the appellant had been over 21 . |
| 16 | As it stands , it is among the best of the poetry of the Oxford Movement , and probably a longer life would have produced the mastery foreseen by Bridges and James . |
| 17 | It must be borne in mind that a longer exposure will allow more plant material to be ‘ seen ’ but correction must be made for spreading of material seen at a lower exposure . |
| 18 | New editions will essentially be cumulations and therefore a longer gap will exist between editions . |
| 19 | His figure , which was based on a tally kept by victim support groups , was criticized by other experts , who argued that a longer period would have to elapse before such a large number of people could develop cancer . |
| 20 | It was dismissed by other experts , however , who argued that a longer period would have to elapse before sufficient people developed cancer . |
| 21 | Firms with a sustained high level of exports over a longer period may provide further figures for consideration as a consistent exporter . |