Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] and a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even Gould 's expert methods of preservation , vested as they were with such personal concern , were susceptible to the ravages of nature and a long sea voyage . |
| 2 | If they call at our offices each will receive gratis a length of rope and a long nail . ’ |
| 3 | Nothing daunted , the bearers of comfort brought a flagon of ale and a long clay pipe . |
| 4 | The manager was giving praise but in return was met with disappointment and a long face . |
| 5 | But , as a multinational state with restless minorities and a multinational empire with resentful subjects , the CPSU has reason to confront the prospect of major war with apprehension and a long war with dread . |