Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [prep] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The light came from a long mirror surrounded by unshaded bulbs . |
| 2 | The words arrived on a long feather of smoke . |
| 3 | Marilla thought for a long time . |
| 4 | And so it was all along the line , from Telnitz in the south , right the way to the Olmütz road , where the plain rose into the foothills of the mountains to the north ; and after he had disappeared into the tumult and light , neither Thiercelin nor Epitot spoke for a long time . |
| 5 | And it is hard not to think of one 's own horror at some of the things that the Irgun and Stern Gang are doing in Palestine , for instance , ’ David said after a long silence . |
| 6 | The headless trunk stood for a long second , the blood fountaining in a gush of scarlet from the raw stump of its neck , before collapsing bonelessly to the mat . |
| 7 | The rush over , Maggie drew in a long breath , and turning to the supervisor who was hovering in the background , she asked , ‘ All right if we go ? ’ |
| 8 | The device was inspired by a bus journey taken by Gysin , when the sun flickered through a long avenue of trees . |
| 9 | Last night , Cockerill called for a long suspension should Wright be found guilty . |
| 10 | Doubt was cast on Cameron 's results partly by the lack of control data he offered , and , later , after his death , his reputation for scientific integrity was irretrievably damaged by the revelation that much of his experimental work had for a long time been secretly supported by the CIA , including some rather insidious studies of the effects of covertly administered LSD on the behaviour of unsuspecting people . |
| 11 | In one of their battles they chased each other ten times up and down the house , Beatrice armed with a long straw broom and Modigliani with a pot . |
| 12 | ‘ But I 'm so glad to be home , ’ Faye confessed on a long sigh . |
| 13 | The Collector sat for a long time contemplating his boots which , because of the dampness , had become covered in green mould . |
| 14 | Aggie drew in a long breath and glanced at the child before answering Ben . |
| 15 | Aggie drew in a long breath , bowed her head slightly and said , ‘ Aye , I know you did , love ; but come and sit down a minute . ’ |
| 16 | The Institute of Economic Affairs had for a long time been polemicising against the extension of state activity on the grounds that it restricted choice , led to dependency and reduced the motivation to work , and fostered economic inefficiency in comparison with ‘ private enterprise ’ . |
| 17 | Jesus reflected for a long time . |
| 18 | Andrus sat for a long time . |
| 19 | ‘ Now take this meatloaf , boys , ’ her father announced after a long silence , for no-one talked unless directly addressed by the head of the family . |
| 20 | Matthew 's theory drew upon a long tradition of applying evolutionism to the problems of biogeography begun by the first Darwinians . |
| 21 | His father came from a long line of bone-setters in Anglesey , but by the middle of the nineteenth century medical opinion was becoming increasingly hostile to these unqualified practitioners , and Evan Thomas sent all of his five sons to study medicine at Edinburgh University . |
| 22 | His winner against Portsmouth was clinically-executed , an angled shot from twelve yards after substitute Mick Quinn flicked on a long ball from Ray Ranson . |
| 23 | Taxis waited in a long queue to ferry them away , while others struggled up the stairs with cases or bags , determined to make their way by other means . |
| 24 | Folk myths and wisdoms survived for a long time . |
| 25 | Senna struggled for a long time with what he later described as an undriveable car and he collided with Germany 's Michael Schumacher after 40 of the 72 laps . |
| 26 | Senna struggled for a long time with what he later described as an undriveable car and he collided with Germany 's Michael Schumacher after 40 of the 72 laps . |
| 27 | As my hon. Friend the Member for Copeland ( Dr. Cunninghan ) said , the Secretary of State spoke for a long time — until about 6 o'clock . |
| 28 | But the old Jew sat for a long time in silence as the wind and rain in the darkness outside lashed at the windows of Damiani 's old home . |
| 29 | ‘ Was n't I the best prospect Bermondsey 'ad for a long time before I got me wound ? ’ he asked . |
| 30 | The two young men sat on a long seat under the shadow of a tall tree . |