Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Without bothering to close the door , Ludovico began to make long and passionate love to her , teaching her how to take and give pleasure in ways she had never dreamed of . |
| 2 | Recently , one of the Orandas started to spend long spells at the water surface . |
| 3 | I aimed to get long straight hair — but it was really bouffant growing out . |
| 4 | The remaining operating staff had to work long hours preparing and implementing an evacuation programme for school children , an exercise in which the trams played their part in getting them to the main line railway stations on the first part of their journey away from London . |
| 5 | This was more patriotic than wise because he had to work long hours and came home coughing ; you could smell the sulphur on his clothes . |
| 6 | Despite the implementation of a Factory Act in 1916 and growing agitation in the early 1920s , many urban workers continued to work long hours for meagre wages in unhealthy and dangerous environments , and live on inadequate nourishment in slum conditions . |
| 7 | Nkrumah continued to despatch long letters of brotherly advice to the Prime Minister of the Congo but the situation had passed beyond both of them . |
| 8 | Whereas they all currently specialise either in advanced academic credit-bearing courses of one or two years , or in short courses for groups who often have little or no contact with each other , Northern College 's founders hoped to combine long courses with ten-week courses so that students would benefit from having the continuity of learning associated with the long courses alongside the fresher experiences and perceptions of students on short courses . |
| 9 | Once collected and properly packaged , these precious cargoes had to survive long voyages , often in the intimate care of the ship 's captain . |
| 10 | ‘ We had to think long and hard about making it so personal to Thomas , ’ says Beverley . |
| 11 | The revolution was so anarchical and disorganized that the Duma had to think long and hard before agreeing to support it . |
| 12 | At the County Ground … the referee had to think long and hard about allowing the game to go on … the pitch was wet and heavy … |
| 13 | Also like police court trials , witnesses had to pay their own expenses , even though they sometimes had to travel long distances , especially when a trial was postponed several times . |
| 14 | Mr Thompson said butchers would be unhappy if their meat had to travel long distances . |
| 15 | Only two patients in this study failed to achieve long term functional success . |
| 16 | Crash girl set to win long battle |