Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] [verb] [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ After seeing the PM you took a long leave and then came back . |
| 2 | Just to be on the safe side we had a long rope attached to the raft and tied round a tree on the bank so that if the Indians lost control the rope would pull it to a stop . |
| 3 | In the upstairs passage she opened the long case clock , knowing very well it was broken , that the weights had not descended for years and the hands remained at twenty to one . |
| 4 | In the hall she wraps a long scarf round her neck and puts on a cream-coloured quilted cotton jacket , with wide shoulders and inset sleeves , and lets herself out by the front door . |
| 5 | In the secondary sector they have a long history of influence as local employers . |
| 6 | Some pact they made a long time ago . ’ |
| 7 | These days it takes a long time to get into the ‘ left-hand seat ’ or captain 's position in a major airline ; indeed , as time goes on more and more airline pilots have to recognise the possibility of reaching retirement before they achieve command . |
| 8 | After a wait of about two hours we joined the long crocodile winding through corridors to the ballroom , with anxious ushers ensuring that we were all in the right order of presentation . |
| 9 | When I returned to Moose Jaw about mid-August I had a long talk with Fred Workman , who told me he had noticed a certain restlessness in me as if I were hoping for a change of scene . |
| 10 | Fe climb me family tree yu need a long ladder , |
| 11 | Nicetius of Trier threatened to excommunicate Theudebert I for adultery , and he frequently excommunicated Chlothar I. He heads a long line of saints who dared to challenge the Merovingians on their sexual profligacy . |
| 12 | And this morning I had a long talk with my mother . ’ |
| 13 | In August we had a long weekend in the Lakes , with Rob , Joyce & Ewan which went well , & also a week in Telford with Richard which we thoroughly enjoyed . |
| 14 | I well remember our first night with the aid of father-in-law we spent a long day moving ourselves in . |
| 15 | At any rate it took a long time to synthesize . |
| 16 | If you want decent trees it takes a long time to grow them ! |
| 17 | But it 's like pouring kettles of hot water into a cold bath it takes a long time for them to make an impression . ’ |
| 18 | In the third year they take two full-year courses , two one-term options , and in addition they write a long essay on a selected topic . |
| 19 | When he had vanished from sight she expelled a long sigh and allowed the mask to slip away from her face , slowing returning to her towel and lying down flat on it . |
| 20 | Abandoning their bicycles they began the long trudge to Emily 's mysterious destination . |
| 21 | I soon discovered that a lot of the local children stuck together and that outsiders were n't made very welcome — even if you come from another part of Cornwall it takes a long time to be accepted . |
| 22 | I thought that was a lesson we learnt a long time ago ! ’ |
| 23 | In this report we assess the long term ( 5–7 year ) survival , exercise capacity , perceived quality of life , and employment in these 18 patients . |
| 24 | In his right hand he carried a long machete , but it was the crazed look in his eyes that really shook the young policeman . |
| 25 | Educated privately at her homes at Parkwern and Hendrefoilan she inherited a long family tradition of unorthodox and innovative ideas . |
| 26 | He wanted to call her ‘ Mam ’ , the way he had a long time ago , but she said it made her feel middle-aged and dull and ordinary , so he must never say it again , especially when other people were around . |
| 27 | He 's given me a few jokes but only ones he used a long time ago ! ’ |
| 28 | Some of them you remember the table we had a long time ago showing the reactivity of different elements , particularly the metals when we were looking at metals . |
| 29 | ‘ We are going to develop inducements and encouragements for a major expansion of research and development , because if we are going to rival our major competitors we have a long way to go in catching up with them . |
| 30 | Part of the lease Arthur signed guaranteed him his brewing water free of tax or pipe money , and in this regard he had a long standing feud with the city authorities which lasted over twenty years . |