Example sentences of "a much long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A teaspoon of domestic antiseptic , like Savlon , in their water will give them a much longer life . |
| 2 | And if treated correctly it has a much longer life than synthetics . |
| 3 | Mr stresses that there is in this case , a much longer life expectancy than in Abbel , namely fifty five compared to forty two . |
| 4 | This must have been a most amazing sight , coming as it did as the climax of a much longer event staged beforehand outside Wanstead House itself . |
| 5 | It was timeless : other contests set a date and trust to luck that nature will co-operate — the Triple Crown was already distinct in having a much longer window of opportunity than fixtures elsewhere on the Tour . |
| 6 | Three of her rivals are well out of the handicap ; Celtic Bob will not be improving at 13 ; and Petty Bridge needs a much longer trip . |
| 7 | why were the Neanderthals , who as a species of human being had had a much longer pedigree , vulnerable to the Cro-Magnons ? |
| 8 | When compared to bradykinin , the PDGF-induced formation of InsP 3 was much slower , and the resulting calcium response was not only smaller but had a much longer latency . |
| 9 | Sociology is a relatively new discipline or subject , although the issues examined by sociologists and the explanations put forward have a much longer history . |
| 10 | The first record of the term ‘ long-firm fraud ’ which Levi uncovers was in a journal of 1869 , while the obtaining of goods under the false pretence that one had an honest and solvent business is an activity with a much longer history . |
| 11 | The buildings occupied by the Victoria Centre are more typical of special units and have a much longer history . |
| 12 | An example of this is the Von Neumann computer , where arithmetic precision requirements forced a much longer word length than was required for instructions . |
| 13 | But on a much longer time-scale , involving thousands of years , they behave differently and can ‘ flow ’ like a highly-viscous liquid , millions of times more viscous than even the stickiest treacle . |
| 14 | It was mentioned in chapter one that the rocks making up the Earth 's mantle show the same kind of behaviour — on a short time-scale , they are rigid ( ’ solid ’ ) enough to transmit shock waves from earthquakes , but on a much longer time-scale , they can ‘ flow ’ , and accommodate the convection movements which are believed to provide the driving mechanisms behind Plate Tectonics . |
| 15 | Although in recent Parliaments , Labour and Conservative Speakers have alternated , there is a much longer tradition that a new Speaker is chosen by the majority party . |
| 16 | It was a much longer way back than the road . |
| 17 | In fact , according to the physics of 1864 , he was correct : it was only the discovery of then unknown sources of nuclear energy which allowed physicists to suppose a much longer life-span for the sun and consequently the earth . |
| 18 | are indeed looking at a much longer time-span . |
| 19 | But perhaps the main shift in all professional fields is the gradual introduction of recurrent , continuing education which implies that a professional degree ( or even chartered and qualified status ) is only the initial stage in a much longer process . |
| 20 | ‘ That is a much longer term thing . |
| 21 | Whatever our personal views on politics , morals and society are , we have responsibilities not simply to the here and now but to society over a much longer term . |
| 22 | Such fifteen-day cycles are quite unusual , but many creatures can measure a much longer interval . |
| 23 | decided that we wanted a complaint examiner and an investigator , which I admit is unlikely , er we 're much further along the , a much longer lead time there . |
| 24 | These new strains have been bred to combine the varied colours , forms and scents of old roses with a much longer season of flowers . |
| 25 | Normally you will want to use full side-slip for a few seconds rather than a small amount of slip for a much longer time . |
| 26 | We will only know the answer to this and many other questions when televising has continued for a much longer time . |
| 27 | It works less , rests more , and consequently takes a much longer time to wear out . |
| 28 | You can borrow any sum from £7,500 for any purpose including any kind of home improvements and your loan will be secured by a mortgage on your property which means a lower rate of interest and a much longer time to repay . |
| 29 | The phrase ‘ community participation ’ has been used for a much longer time . |
| 30 | Grammatical change occurs over a much longer time scale than lexical change . |