Example sentences of "[det] [verb] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | This caused long delays and confusion . |
| 2 | Some had long straight hair . |
| 3 | During that time , some spend long periods doing nothing or just watching television . |
| 4 | The children 's rides in Fantasyland ( Dumbo , Peter Pan and Pinocchio ) all attract long lines because they are slow to load . |
| 5 | Said Robert : ‘ I have 36 pigeons at the moment but they do n't all race long distance ’ . |
| 6 | I think the reason I wanted long hair was because all my dolls were Sindys and Pippas , and they all had long blonde hair , so that was what I wanted . |
| 7 | Every single guy I saw had torn jeans and docs and they all had long hair . |
| 8 | And all working long hours . |
| 9 | Singer Rod Stewart has n't changed the women he 's been out with ; he 's just exchanged the model — they all have long blonde hair and long legs . |
| 10 | In a report presented to its 43rd annual meeting [ see above ] , the International Whaling Commission 's scientific committee warned that dolphins , porpoises and other members of the 66 species of small cetaceans are facing extinction in parts of the world , as a result of both deliberate hunting and accidental killing by fishermen , especially those using long drift nets . |
| 11 | Advice centre plus hostel for homeless wives , or those travelling long distances . |
| 12 | Each had long hair which flowed in a golden mane down her back ; and despite the difference in age , they were of similar height . |
| 13 | Both have long time constants ; what they do may take months or years to show results . |