Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [adv] to [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Willie clutched on to the long wooden seat and , as they jolted over the rough cobbled road , his eyelids drooped and he became drowsy . |
| 2 | Alexandra went over to the long glass on a mahogany frame that stood in the bow window and looked at herself . |
| 3 | King Edward VII and his Consort , Alexandra , were able to influence international events , particularly in Europe , which continued to be the predominant continent and Britain looked forward to a long period of peaceful influence . |
| 4 | Ahead a ragged coastline stretched away to a long , low headland which jutted out into the sea , its level surface broken by the jagged stumps of two mine stacks . |
| 5 | Penelope went over to the long mirror to survey the general effect of her dress . |