Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pron] [prep] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Fishing Lines : The staring eyes have it for a longer life |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . ’ |
| 5 | When a child loves you for a long , long time , says the Skin Horse , then you gradually become Real . |
| 6 | Anabelle watched him for a long while , but he did n't twitch a muscle . |
| 7 | ‘ Did you ever take drugs ? ’ the senator asked me after a long silence . |
| 8 | By then she felt that she had seen enough paintings , churches , marble floors and medieval palaces to last her for a long time . |
| 9 | Damian led her to a long dark blue velvet sofa and ordered a bottle of Laurent-Perrier champagne , which was brought to their table in a silver ice-bucket . |
| 10 | Vitor studied her for a long , piercing moment . |
| 11 | King 's Highway ( 17 ) : Edom 's refusal to let Israel pass along this main road involves them in a long detour south and round . |
| 12 | Indeed , the fact that he did not refer her to a different psychiatrist convinced me for a long time that I had misconstrued the situation . |
| 13 | Charles pressed it for a long time . |
| 14 | Well , I am here , Lizzie , in order to prepare myself for a long day tomorrow , which I think is a wise decision , do n't you ? ’ |
| 15 | Guido treated her to a long look between narrowed dark eyes . |
| 16 | After they had gone , Harriet took herself for a long walk over the cliffs , but for once the beauty of her surroundings , the early evening light on the sea , the cry of gulls and the distant sound of waves breaking on the shore below , failed to soothe her . |