Example sentences of "a long [noun sg] before " in BNC.
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| 1 | But while the absence of additional tax on spirits yesterday was welcomed , it was also generally described as only the first step on a long road before Scotch and other spirits were able to operate on a level playing field against other alcoholic drinks , in particular , wine . |
| 2 | On Aug. 21 Momoh was quoted in a Sierra Leone Broadcasting Service report as saying that the invasion of eastern areas by Liberian rebels [ see p. 38278 ] might mean a long delay before a general election could be held . |
| 3 | They forced themselves to eat the porridge , the eggs fresh from the nest , for they had a long day before them . |
| 4 | He put his horse and his dog a long way before his wife . ’ |
| 5 | Taking the initiative , I led the way , following three skiers who looked as if they knew where they were going — they did n't , and we found ourselves poling for quite a long way before a unanimous decision to have an early lunch was taken . |
| 6 | I think , I think , that I think that the children and the pensioners and the sick people of Britain come a long way before income tax cuts next year , or for many years to come . |
| 7 | There was a long pause before the Mother Superior said , ‘ Yes , if that 's how you wish it , Mrs Winkowski . ’ |
| 8 | Hayman thought deeply for a long while before making up his mind . |
| 9 | No , that 's a long while before my time . |
| 10 | ‘ Undoubtedly , you would have to think a long while before knowing which you prefer . ’ |
| 11 | Yeah but what I 'm saying is erm the orange disk was flashing for a long while before the buzzer |
| 12 | Some people have felt that this borrowing from Dorothy and others shows a certain egotism on Wordsworth 's part , but it was his method as an artist to absorb things into himself , and think of them for a long period before writing them down ; nor is it necessary to maintain , in any case , that the ‘ I ’ of a Wordsworth poem is necessarily the poet himself — it may stand as a universal shorthand symbol with which the reader can equally identify . |
| 13 | For a long period before the 1970s they were Fordist ; in the 1970s/1980s period of structural change neo-Fordism came to dominate . |
| 14 | The Teleuts , however , had been sovereign in their own domains for a long period before the Russians arrived on the scene . |
| 15 | There was a long silence before the Trapper replied . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Love and pride shone from her enormous black eyes as , ever tender , she lifted her grandson and held him against her grubby sweater for a long moment before returning him to his crib . |
| 18 | He took another step backwards and stared at her for a long moment before saying , ‘ This is the last time I 'll ever look on you willingly . ’ |
| 19 | She walked up the stairs , one , two , three — a tense moment on three as the wooden foot hovered over the step for a long moment before descending . |
| 20 | He looked at her thoughtfully for a long moment before nodding . |
| 21 | He had a long walk before him . |
| 22 | Alexandra had gone for a long walk before replying to this letter . |
| 23 | They got us off and the bus disappeared , but there was still a reason why we could not board — they never let on what it was — — and we stood on the tarmac for a long time before being herded to the back entrance . |
| 24 | The upward spiral on which film budgets were set suggests that Rank might have had to go on losing money for a long time before hitting on a way to achieve a steady supply of sellable films . |
| 25 | But the Inter City Firm from West Ham were around a long time before the Service Crew . |
| 26 | But it does need to be borne in mind that although this form of sudden death can create such instantaneous reactions there are also people who hide and keep quiet and suffer for a long time before finding the opportunity to talk to someone about their feelings or until another trigger sets them grieving . |
| 27 | I have waited a long time before writing to you , hoping all the time that I might hear good news of Leslie from Wendy . |
| 28 | In fact I 'd started caddying a long time before that , carrying golf-bags instead of delivering papers or milk for pocket-money . |
| 29 | Indulging in litigation may mean that you have to expend substantial sums of money and wait a long time before achieving victory ; to lose could prove very costly . |
| 30 | The TRW group is working on the same lines-but it will be a long time before GI Joe puts his faith in orders from General Computer . |