Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] [pers pn] [vb past] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was hard to fight my way out of the reserves and it took a long time for me to recover . ’ |
| 2 | Sliding her hands round to his flat stomach , she lightly ran her fingers through the hair arrowing down from his navel and he gave a long shudder . |
| 3 | Arran buses have printed timetables but , as in all islands , clocks are set to boat times and we had a long wait , an identikit American family and myself . |
| 4 | Silver and I followed a long way behind the rest , and I had to help him . |
| 5 | His face had grown pale at the harshness of the rebuke and he drew a long breath before replying . |
| 6 | The old lady was quite sprightly for her age but it took a long time for them both to reach the top floor . |
| 7 | Hoo-Woo opened the door and we entered a long tunnel . |
| 8 | Earlier in the week Kit Prescott and I had a long , relaxed hour and a half with one of the top African politicians . |
| 9 | After visiting No 10 , the outspoken MP for Derbyshire South and former junior health minister , said : ‘ The Prime Minister and I had a long and friendly discussion , and I was very honoured to be asked to join his Government . |