Example sentences of "[verb] a [noun] [prep] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Viruses have come a heck of a long way since we last took an in-depth look at anti-virus software back in November 1990 . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've come a hell of a long way , you know . |
| 3 | George , the sacrificial dummy , had n't emitted a squeak for a long time . |
| 4 | You prepared me to lead a family on a long journey . |
| 5 | Some people are jumping tomorrow , but they are those who have not done a jump for a long time ; I expect I shall do another before leave comes off . ’ |
| 6 | We have had a problem for a long period of time now on high conductivity . |
| 7 | ‘ When we understood what he meant to do , we endeavoured to dissuade him ; but he was resolute , saying he had not had a roll for a long time ; and taking out of his pockets whatever might be in them — keys , pencil , purse , or pen-knife — and laying himself parallel with the edge of the hill , he actually descended turning himself over and over till he came to the bottom . ’ |
| 8 | She insisted on having wine with the meal , and as I had n't had a drink in a long time , it made me feel rather tipsy . |
| 9 | one and we 'd had a chat for a long , long time and I said to him afterwards , I was able to understand everything he said ! |
| 10 | And when I , I mean when I , I actu actually felt quite emotional cos I 'd not been to Park to see a match for a long time and I mean we 're living up here erm , and er , I just felt quite emotional when I got out and saw that lovely pitch it was in perfect |
| 11 | Also higher property transfer taxes and commision rates make selling a house a much less attractive option in Europe so people tend to treat a house as a long term home rather than as an investment . |
| 12 | Some people find it impossible to sleep a wink on a long night journey in a train . |
| 13 | When some sociologists talk of the ‘ socialization function of the family ’ , therefore , they are not talking of a family deliberately and consciously performing a function assigned to it from outside by ‘ society ’ , but rather of a more subtle process that arises out of the facts of being married , of sharing a residence over a long period of time , and of parenthood . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've wanted to do a marathon for a long time , but it would be silly to run one without putting it to use . |
| 15 | Use the remaining marzipan to model a head with a long neck . |
| 16 | In America , where they often performed , the trains struck them as poignant chiefly because uncared for , but they had found a friend with a long New England face who was a fireman on the run to Boston , and his professionalism and high interest in the topic of transport were entirely cheering . |
| 17 | The priority for those of us who live along and use the north Kent line is that line itself , and the £1 billion saved on the project would go a devil of a long way to sorting out the line . |
| 18 | Here it grates more than usually , despite British voices in the mix : the unmistakable tones of Maggie Smith ; Bob Hoskins taking a break from a long run of phoney American accents to play a cockney Smee . |
| 19 | Here it grates more than usually , despite British voices in the mix : the unmistakable tones of Maggie Smith ; Bob Hoskins taking a break from a long run of phoney American accents to play a cockney Smee . |
| 20 | It took a hell of a long time but learn we did . |
| 21 | That 's what I did when I started my furniture business , building it up gradually from a crude workshop and it took a hell of a long time . |
| 22 | Katharine and Benji had produced some nice work together and at this point Jennie told them to have a rest on a long rein for a few minutes . |
| 23 | We had a hell of a long time in the what 's it ? |
| 24 | And the policeman wanted to check his facts before deciding to take a chance on a long shot . |
| 25 | So I pulled to the side and I had n't changed a tyre for a long time , but I got the jack out of the back and started to jack the car up , and while I was doing it , these two ladies went , ‘ Ah , it 's Sting ’ . |
| 26 | ‘ Then it 's lasted a hell of a long time . |
| 27 | When I see a woman in a long , tight , pencil skirt and high heels tottering down the road , I often wonder how fast she could run if chased . |