Example sentences of "i [verb] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why I wanted it and how that ties in with who I can love , get it together with , I mean long term . ’ |
| 2 | I found long hairs — woman 's hair , dark brown . ’ |
| 3 | I deny I get long holidays , that 's what I mean . |
| 4 | Whenever she did , I prayed long and hard for protection for Gary . |
| 5 | Inevitably I spent long periods sitting in the staff room waiting for staff to find time for an interview . |
| 6 | I dialled long distance , and within five minutes of my original call to the Navy Department , heard a voice in Kearney saying , ‘ Smith speaking . ’ |
| 7 | I saw long legs and a big pair of hands and he was standing a long way from the ball , giving himself plenty of room . |
| 8 | I thought long and hard about it but in the end I decided it would be for the best . |
| 9 | For the next week I thought long and hard about undertaking an interview with the Queen Mother which would cover every aspect of her life but the great historical event which had changed it for ever ; which had propelled her and her husband to the throne , had made happy and glorious a reign which might otherwise have been disastrous , yet which was tragically cut short by illness and death , and which in the long run had made her far and away the most loved of all the members of the Royal Family . |
| 10 | I thought long and hard about taking the role . |
| 11 | I thought long and hard about the monster 's words . |
| 12 | I thought long and hard about the monster 's words . |
| 13 | ‘ I thought long and hard before I left the NHS to move into the private sector . |
| 14 | He said : ‘ I thought long and hard about my future in football and with Derby County . |
| 15 | Then I inhale long and slowly , because it 's for me to make the move . |
| 16 | These are ones I bought long time ago . |
| 17 | Claire said , ‘ I wish I had long hair . |
| 18 | I had long hair , then my mum cut it off and it was really short , so I think everyone thought I was a boy anyway . |
| 19 | John and I had long discussions on planning applications , I shall be interested to hear |
| 20 | Cold and tired , I was met by a colleague who showed me to my hotel where , later , I slept long and sound . |
| 21 | and I 've long feet you see and if I put have me feet straight up like that it er it 's pressure on it |
| 22 | I have long dark hair which I have to wear tied back for college . |
| 23 | I have long dream 'd of such a kind of man , |
| 24 | I have long memories of Lairg . |
| 25 | Very often I spend long days on my allotment , and cook quite nice dinners of , say , breast of mutton and peas and fruit off the allotment for myself and a [ woman ] friend who has been ill for a long time … . |
| 26 | Please be patient , I work long and hard making sure these boys get there in the end . |
| 27 | 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 . |