Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [conj] [verb] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | She held the lead and quietly plodded upward through the crisp snow that covered the long Baskan Glacier . |
| 2 | Madame lit another cigarette and blew a long curl of blue smoke upwards from the side of her mouth . |
| 3 | He had put off his armour , and rode in black and gold , with high gauntlets of purple leather , and a fine , extravagant capuchon in the same purple draped and twisted into a flaunting hat that drooped a long liripipe about his shoulders . |
| 4 | To meet the needs of piston-engine operators worldwide , a small number of specialist concerns thrive looking after the precious radial engine that go a long way towards making the DC-3 and DC-6 such economic miracle workers . |
| 5 | Rachel flopped exhausted into the long white sofa and wrote a long letter to Jenny , pouring her heart out for the first time in three weeks , telling her everything that had happened since she left . |
| 6 | But that 's the hard way and takes a long time . |
| 7 | ‘ I did n't pick Davis , we chose each other and decided a long time ago that we wanted to play this tournament together . |
| 8 | Assuming that its purpose has been determined , once the machine arrives there are several steps that can be taken to maintain its good condition and ensure a long life . |
| 9 | Dawn rose out of St Andrews Bay , touching the rooftop of the Royal and Ancient clubhouse and casting a long shadow towards the 18th green and the Valley of Sin . |
| 10 | They were an extremely good fit and required a long drift to remove them . |
| 11 | Indeed , there is a strong argument that stretching the long arm of the law to the ‘ innocent ’ hacker could escalate rather than curb serious crime . |
| 12 | ‘ Congratulations , both of you , ’ Belinda said sincerely , then Andrew proposed a rambling , outrageous toast and drank a long gulp of champagne with pretended sophistication . |
| 13 | Mr. John Jeffery , the auctioneer , looked himself every inch a farmer and had a wonderfully fruity voice that carried a long way . |
| 14 | She completed the usual task of washing and scouring the pots and dishes after dinner , and when Mrs Prynn had inspected her work and approved it , she lay down on her narrow bed and began the long wait for darkness — and for Tristram . |
| 15 | But he accepted the proffered wine and took a long draught , letting a thoughtful silence fall . |
| 16 | Troy did , however , use one phrase that went a long way to describe the film 's great success , for he spoke of how it illustrated that ‘ an honest documentation of familiar American actualities becomes in a Hollywood film more absorbing than intrigue in Monte Carlo or pig-sticking in Bengal ’ . |
| 17 | By the time the truck had stopped , Leo was under its offside wheel and starting the long , complicated journey to the spirit world . |
| 18 | 35 MINUTES : Ipswich regained the lead when Guentchev , thriving on having better support up front , picked up a ball from Whelan in his own half and sent a long ball for Goddard to chase through the middle . |
| 19 | A cool little breeze was blowing , and she shivered as it ran playfully over her heated skin and ruffled the long strands of her silvery hair so that it spilled like spun gold down her back , tangling with the lace . |
| 20 | Wild rice has a very nutty flavour and takes a long time to cook . |
| 21 | What we are witnessing is the eager consummation that follows a long and passionate seduction . |
| 22 | It was the sturdy Bates who fielded Morris 's kick in the last second and threw the long pass inside to Davies . |