Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [prep] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Did you ever take drugs ? ’ the senator asked me after a long silence . |
| 2 | King 's Highway ( 17 ) : Edom 's refusal to let Israel pass along this main road involves them in a long detour south and round . |
| 3 | He sat staring before him , seeing nothing but a long line of Mortimers , inexhaustible and prolific to the end of time . |
| 4 | Christopher Gill ( Member for Ludlow and a Midlands businessman ) , as has been mentioned in Chapter 6 , has concerned himself for a long time with what were once seen to be obscure constitutional issues of subsidiarity . |
| 5 | Blake moved from the Old Nag 's Head , through a courtyard , and found himself in a long alley . |
| 6 | The explanation seems to be that consecutive measurements have been found to be very consistent , whatever variation exists manifests itself over a longer period corresponding to several averaged measurements . |
| 7 | She was endeavouring to find her way to the courtyard when , reaching the end of one of the wide corridors , she found herself in a long gallery lined with portraits . |
| 8 | She scuttled through the door and found herself in a long drawing-room choked with old-fashioned furniture . |
| 9 | Drawing refreshed him as a long walk refreshed him , and it was part of the art of forgetting slights , frustrations , old wounds , so necessary if he was to survive and stay serene . |
| 10 | His eyes were ice-bright , and pierced her like twin blades as he regarded her for a long moment . |
| 11 | It was a nice face and , other things being equal , she would have responded to that first , she had been wanting to get to know him for a long time . |
| 12 | a cast iron logical argument you could you could then even phase it over a longer period |
| 13 | They found themselves in a long corridor with one glass wall that looked out into a bright , modern , open-plan and spacious area . |
| 14 | Elsie B graced me with a long chat which made me feel as if I 'd been in the presence of royalty , though I suspect not too many members of the Royal Family are at their desk as early as Elsie . |
| 15 | I am pleased to have the opportunity to raise this subject which has interested me for a long time . |
| 16 | Your father , and Elizabeth and the others , are very worried about you , because you have not visited them for a long time . |
| 17 | Have n't seen them for a long time . |
| 18 | ‘ You do n't get over disliking someone simply because you have n't seen them for a long time . ’ |
| 19 | Well say hello to them for us cos we have n't seen them for a long time . |
| 20 | He 's saved you from a long prison-term . |
| 21 | Have n't seen you for a long time have you ? |
| 22 | Oh here 's another dog I think oh it 's Judy 's , not it 's not hello , have n't seen you for a long time , hello , have n't seen her for a long time , morning , good morning oh she 's a sweetie is n't she ? forgotten her name come and say hello , I have n't seen you for ages , so him once on the , good morning . |
| 23 | ‘ I have n't seen you in a long time . ’ |
| 24 | I have n't seen you in a long time . |
| 25 | She instanced her of a long line of lagers , I consumed three Waistwatchers , two Seckburgers , an American Way and a double order of Tuckleberry Pie . |
| 26 | Morse subjected him to a long unblinking stare before saying : ‘ There was no will in the safe and , according to the lawyer , it is unlikely that my father-in-law made one . ’ |
| 27 | He studied her for a long time , then reached out and touched a wet strand of her hair . |
| 28 | It was when I had n't seen him for a long time and I was all wound up . |
| 29 | His crooked smile was very much in evidence and Matey could have told her that since her arrival Dr Neil had been happier than she had seen him for a long time — there had been fewer backslidings towards the ‘ nasty whisky ’ since McAllister had appeared in his life to provide him with such rich amusement . |
| 30 | The big fella is more keyed up than I 've seen him for a long time and he is channelling all his energies into one final world cup fling . |