Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [art] 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . ’ |
| 4 | When a child loves you for a long , long time , says the Skin Horse , then you gradually become Real . |
| 5 | Anabelle watched him for a long while , but he did n't twitch a muscle . |
| 6 | ‘ Did you ever take drugs ? ’ the senator asked me after a long silence . |
| 7 | Big companies have the cash to sustain them through the long vicissitudes of permit-winning . |
| 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 | Guido treated her to a long look between narrowed dark eyes . |
| 15 | She had no trouble in registering with a secretarial agency , and a variety of jobs carried her through the long , drab days . |