Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [pers pn] [vb past] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some pact they made a long time ago . ’ |
| 2 | And this morning I had a long talk with my mother . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Over her orange-blossom headdress she had a long flowing veil which flowed down her back ; her dress of white satin rustled and crinkled as she walked . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | On the fourth day he received a long chatty letter from Eleanor . |
| 7 | In his right hand he carried a long machete , but it was the crazed look in his eyes that really shook the young policeman . |
| 8 | At any rate it took a long time to synthesize . |