Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [prep] [art] long [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An energy policy was , however , not surprisingly not quickly agreed ; it passed only after a long and bitter struggle that extended through most of Carter 's term of office and the package of measures finally agreed was inevitably different and weaker than the one the White House had originally requested . |
| 2 | He was conscious of a growing feeling of peace and well-being as he drew nearer — like a weary traveller returning home after a long and tiring journey . |
| 3 | The final allied victory against Japan came only after a long and costly struggle . |
| 4 | Now he was moving slowly as the bark peeled back in a longer and longer strip . |
| 5 | Nor can any athlete look forward to a long and healthy life if they use drugs to aid their performance . |
| 6 | We look forward to a long and growing relationship . ’ |
| 7 | These important nuances are often recognised only after a long and intimate experience of the couple under study . |
| 8 | Anna read the letter with incomprehension , then put Charlotte into her secondhand pram — donated by the Young Wives ' Group — and went out for a long and significant walk . |
| 9 | AN EERIE silence will descend on the steel town of Motherwell next weekend when the big Ravenscraig strip mill winds down for a long and unwelcome seasonal break . |
| 10 | But he stood there watching until the little car had disappeared , as though Ellen were setting off on a long and dangerous journey from which she might never return . |
| 11 | This management style appears to have paid off in the long and short terms . |