Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] [verb] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | IAN LUCAS has a longer booklet on Apple Snails available at £3 including p&p |
| 2 | " That would be the seneschal paused , watching one of the apprentice chefs dipping a long ladle into the cauldron the unfortunate attendant had just vacated . |
| 3 | The art of consistently successful spin bowling demands a long apprenticeship . |
| 4 | In fact City handed him his goal on a plate as defenders Peter Atherton and David Busst left a long clearance to each other , and Wright stole in to clinch the outcome . |
| 5 | Good selection procedures and thorough briefing sessions go a long way towards making an overseas assignment a success . |
| 6 | The G M B's got a long record of joining forces with others which has proved to be successful , but if we 're gon na be honest , it 's always been recognized that we would be the predominant union and yes Apex members we should have been honest with you at the time of merger , because it 's quite clear you was gon na lose your identity to at least to some extent and we should have been honest about that . |
| 7 | Goalkeeper Andy Goram hoisted a long punt down field , McCoist headed across the edge of the box and the much-travelled striker spun onto his left foot to hammer the ball into the far corner . |
| 8 | They had their chances , Nigel Clough and Lee Sharpe missing badly before Jeff Agoos hauled a long cross from the left . |
| 9 | I SPENT most of Friday morning having a long talk with Paul Seddon — Assistant Commissioner Seddon , who is our department 's special representative at New Scotland Yard . |
| 10 | Similarly , in England football hooliganism has a long history . |
| 11 | The Geometricks styler took a long time to heat up . |
| 12 | When David Rocastle signed a long contract he knew that . |
| 13 | Sitting alone in the back seat Chris broke a long silence . |
| 14 | It noted that ‘ Corbett McDonald has a long history as a lobbyist for the asbestos industry . |
| 15 | In a report released in late March Hills outlined a long list of trade practices which she alleged were unfair and were hampering the growth of US exports to Thailand . |
| 16 | I duly knitted two backs , marked the shape of the front neck and also a slight ‘ dip ’ on the back section and stitched two lines with the sewing machine using a long stitch . |
| 17 | The Social Work Department has a long tradition of working in collaboration with other service providers . |
| 18 | Li Shai Tung took a long breath , calming himself . |
| 19 | North Shields has a long history of democratic local government and is currently under the political control of the most left-wing Labour authority in the North East . |
| 20 | A CAB interview with scant attention to emotional problems is generally lengthy because forms are complex ; because benefit calculations take a long time ; because contacting the Department of Social Security on the telephone takes even longer and calculating an equitable distribution of debt repayments longer still . |
| 21 | Reg Butler took a long drag on his cigar and glanced up from his newspaper . |
| 22 | Opposition to a fixed European exchange rate has a long history within the Labour movement . |
| 23 | Folk music has a long association with classical music , why not include that ? |
| 24 | National Assistance which followed on Poor Law Relief has a long history . |
| 25 | But the intelligence fraternity has a long track record of trying to fool others and in the process usually ends up fooling itself . |
| 26 | A new song , ‘ Pussy Cat Meow ’ , celebrates them and a dream Kier had a long time ago . |
| 27 | The infantry version had a longer shaft , but both versions were essentially spiked maces . |
| 28 | Well Aunt Sadie said a long time ago |
| 29 | Aunt Tossie took a long pull at her drink . |
| 30 | Cardinal Heenan warned a long time ago that by the year 2,000 there would be no Catholic Church in our country if something was not done to rectify things . |