Example sentences of "[noun sg] [art] longer " in BNC.
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| 1 | The smaller the change the longer is the time for which the two solutions remain close , but they never do so indefinitely . |
| 2 | These were not equal , the afternoon session being an hour the longer . |
| 3 | Clough 's offer to date falls short of Ferguson 's valuation but the longer Forest struggle the longer the United chief can afford to wait . |
| 4 | There is a good chance of being disturbed by a wandering monster the longer Samson remains in a particular location . ) |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | The test shows that the more preposterous the thriller the longer it sticks in the memory . ’ |
| 7 | The older the child the longer you can wait so long as there are no other signs of serious illness . |
| 8 | The several hundred Ma delay in the basin impacts after the main phase of accretion can also be explained , because it can be shown that the more massive a body the longer it is likely to survive before being collected by the Moon ( or by the Earth ) . |
| 9 | It 's reasonably straightforward as a recording task ( discussed in the next chapter ) and it gives an ephemeral occasion a longer lease of life . |
| 10 | Something clearly had to be done , and done quickly , for the ramparts were now diminishing at a steady rate the longer the rain lasted , the more quickly the ramparts melted . |
| 11 | Table V also shows that the longer glue ear had been present before the operation the longer the overall duration of the condition . |
| 12 | 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 ? ’ |
| 13 | McMenemy added : ‘ As I understand it Graham said that in an ideal world the longer the lay-off the more games you would hope a player would have before his next England appearance . |
| 14 | It does not take into account the longer term benefits which result from changes to the size and number of plants and distribution depots , or the quality of delivery service offered to customers , resulting from changes to the network . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | They stared in fascination at the imperfect outline which did indeed look more and more like the print of a shoe the longer they gazed . |