Example sentences of "[verb] him [prep] [art] long [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Drawing refreshed him as a long walk refreshed him , and it was part of the art of forgetting slights , frustrations , old wounds , so necessary if he was to survive and stay serene . |
2 | It was a nice face and , other things being equal , she would have responded to that first , she had been wanting to get to know him for a long time . |
3 | Morse subjected him to a long unblinking stare before saying : ‘ There was no will in the safe and , according to the lawyer , it is unlikely that my father-in-law made one . ’ |
4 | It was when I had n't seen him for a long time and I was all wound up . |
5 | His crooked smile was very much in evidence and Matey could have told her that since her arrival Dr Neil had been happier than she had seen him for a long time — there had been fewer backslidings towards the ‘ nasty whisky ’ since McAllister had appeared in his life to provide him with such rich amusement . |
6 | The big fella is more keyed up than I 've seen him for a long time and he is channelling all his energies into one final world cup fling . |
7 | She was still searching for the right words to describe how she felt when he suddenly got up and went to meet more guests , and she did n't see him for a long time . |
8 | ‘ I remember him from a long time ago . |
9 | Please would she meet him for a long dinner on Friday — he would expect to hear from her tomorrow or the next day . |
10 | Anabelle watched him for a long while , but he did n't twitch a muscle . |
11 | If he does really well he can hope for a bonus of cross-party votes : never mind Patrick 's party label , we 've known him for a long time , we like him and he 's been very helpful . |
12 | It was an occasion filled with memories of a life time in the carpet business , highlighted with speeches by Ralph Ellis , Rod Turnbull , Steve Higgins and from customers who have known him for a long time . |
13 | I have followed him for a long time and his work just gets better and better . |
14 | Then he saw a wonderfully pretty girl who had obviously been watching him for a long time . |
15 | She did not share Baldwin 's intellectual or aesthetic tastes , and she did not accompany him on the long walks which were a staple part of his recreation in Worcestershire or at Aix . |
16 | ‘ We do n't want to rush Mick because it 's a long season and we need him for the long haul . |