Example sentences of "[noun] a longer " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think you 're only talking about redundancies if we ca n't erm take some short term work from elsewhere , er as opposed to , I mean , I 'm suggesting at the moment we take stock a longer time |
| 2 | In 1982 after Mexico said it was unable to pay its debts , the IMF ( International Monetary Fund ) moved to prevent a crisis , and in return for giving debtor countries a longer time to pay , the IMF laid down austerity measures — with dire consequences for the poor . |
| 3 | It 's reasonably straightforward as a recording task ( discussed in the next chapter ) and it gives an ephemeral occasion a longer lease of life . |
| 4 | Then , holding the excess material at the back of Terry 's waist , giving the dress a longer , more elegant line , she murmured , ‘ What do you think ? ’ |
| 5 | Some companies now offer career break schemes to give both women and men a longer period of time off — often up to five years . |
| 6 | Suction could have been provided overnight only when clinically indicated and an assessment tool used to give the patient a longer rest period between interventions . |
| 7 | Courts will be able to impose on a sexual offender who poses a serious risk to the public a longer custodial sentence than would be justified solely by the seriousness of the offence . |
| 8 | My original thoughts were for a 3-week tour but after consideration and discussion a longer period seems preferable ; I 'm therefore thinking of 8 weeks , from mid-Feb. to mid-April , but of course if your time is limited you could return independently . |
| 9 | In our Polymer Research Group , there are erm people doing research on novel plastics for erm credit cards , for additives to plastics which you use for credit cards , to give bank cards and credit cards a longer lifetime . |