Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] a long [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are oh I do n't ken when but they must you ken obviously a long time ago story . |
| 2 | petals strongly and sweetly perfumed , retained over a long period when dried , used in perfumery , potpourris , for perfuming writing paper . |
| 3 | He moved over a long time ago from playing an SG Standard and an ES-345 when he found his beloved fixed-bridge ‘ 64 Stratocaster , which is standard apart from an extra treble-boost toggle switch . |
| 4 | He let out a long breath then turned to look at Hitch . |
| 5 | Then Davey moved quite a long way away for his work and she hardly saw him . |
| 6 | " He should have done so a long time ago . |
| 7 | Mother Bernie had said so a long time ago and all Preston 's life 's experiences since then had born it out . |
| 8 | In the resonance technique a series of pulses of either compressional or torsional waves is transmitted down a long rod mechanically coupled to the specimen under investigation . |
| 9 | ‘ We should have got together a long time ago , when I was n't an old man . ’ |
| 10 | Although different presentation styles are appropriate to different media this is not indicated on the list and you will need to refer either to the Quick Reference Guide ( a single folder card that you should try to keep handy ) or to Chapter 20 of the User Guide — which frankly seems rather a long way in ! |
| 11 | Three to five years seems quite a long way forward in the current uncertain climate . |
| 12 | Not quite sure how to broach the subject , and not wishing to be indiscreet , she murmured awkwardly , ‘ I do n't quite know how to put this , but part of the reason for my visit was to try and trace someone who lived here a long time ago , only I do n't quite like to ask around , because the person I 'm looking for might not like it — might not want everyone to know her business . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ If he 'd gone away a long time ago , it would have been better , ’ said Mrs Clancy wryly . |
| 14 | Right so there 's a thought that somehow democracy ought to be self-justifying erm the well I mean quite a long way actually two types of justification of democracy , instrumental and erm Mill is defending democracy surely instrumentally and we might want to say democracy has its justification of freedom and equality . |
| 15 | The death grant has been finished quite a long time ago , but there was the death grant erm because I can remember you know this , people telling me about this . |
| 16 | The hon. Gentleman asks whether we could debate them after they have been debated in the European Community , but we are talking about a long time ahead . |
| 17 | It was yeah they 'd come quite a long way actually . |
| 18 | M my parents live quite a long way away and erm y you 've got to you need the support of others . |
| 19 | Erm re any any proposal in that sector would require quite a long lead in to the A sixty four and that obviously would be contrary to P P G twelve which requite that development should be er minimize the car journeys and the requirement for car journeys . |
| 20 | You take rather a long time sometimes to find something that fits in but you do in the end . ’ |
| 21 | In others the stick will have to move quite a long way forwards before the wing unstalls and the spin stops . |
| 22 | I 've read somewhere a long while ago , there was some sort of warning and I ca n't remember the details you know . |