Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the long " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trial ground on through the long hot summer in Pretoria . |
| 2 | Bigwig 's eyes were closed and his lips pulled back from the long front teeth in a fixed snarl . |
| 3 | As Julian & co limber up for the long haul , you get the feeling they never really hated rock as the survivors of post-punk seemed to . |
| 4 | Managers are naturally biased towards projects showing a quick return , if they feel there is unlikely to be ex post settling up over the longer term . |
| 5 | Willie clutched on to the long wooden seat and , as they jolted over the rough cobbled road , his eyelids drooped and he became drowsy . |
| 6 | France : new orders dried up as the long run of 63 reactors either built or under construction came to an end and the country grappled with the problem of an over-supply of electricity . |
| 7 | Alexandra went over to the long glass on a mahogany frame that stood in the bow window and looked at herself . |
| 8 | Athelstan stared down at the long , white face under its tarry black hood . |
| 9 | Despite these adaptations , when the surrounding soil dries out during the long dry season , the toads may still lose considerable amounts of body water . |
| 10 | With a path to walk on through the long ‘ now ’ of summer . |
| 11 | Penelope went over to the long mirror to survey the general effect of her dress . |
| 12 | However , the performance of monocrystalline cells drops off with the longer wavelengths of light in this spectrum . |
| 13 | At this moment a lion bursts out of the long grass and bush and leaps on a warrior . |