Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [prep] [art] 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 | Big companies have the cash to sustain them through the long vicissitudes of permit-winning . |
| 4 | The federal pump-priming for their establishment , eventually extended to cover their first eight years , was not intended to support them for the long term . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | His eyes were ice-bright , and pierced her like twin blades as he regarded her for a long moment . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | a cast iron logical argument you could you could then even phase it over a longer period |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | I am pleased to have the opportunity to raise this subject which has interested me for a long time . |
| 11 | Your father , and Elizabeth and the others , are very worried about you , because you have not visited them for a long time . |
| 12 | On the contrary , the miners ' wives seemed desperate to keep the spirit that had seen them through the long months , the solidarity and friendship and , above all , the feeling that together they could do something to change the world and make it a better place , not only for themselves , but for all those suffering injustice . |
| 13 | Have n't seen them for a long time . |
| 14 | ‘ You do n't get over disliking someone simply because you have n't seen them for a long time . ’ |
| 15 | Well say hello to them for us cos we have n't seen them for a long time . |
| 16 | A report has recommended that logging in the ancient forests of the Pacific Northwest region of the USA be cut by more than half as a means of sustaining them in the long term and protecting their wildlife [ see EDs passim ] . |
| 17 | He 's saved you from a long prison-term . |
| 18 | Have n't seen you for a long time have you ? |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | ‘ I have n't seen you in a long time . ’ |
| 21 | I have n't seen you in a long time . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . ’ |
| 24 | He studied her for a long time , then reached out and touched a wet strand of her hair . |
| 25 | It was when I had n't seen him for a long time and I was all wound up . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | She would have liked to take the girl in her arms and hold her for a long time . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Physically , she was looking better than Harriet had seen her in a long while . |