Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [prep] [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seem to put them away for a long while but |
| 2 | Their syllabus should include , on a reading list that would hopefully keep them indoors for a long time , the extensive article published in Mountain dealing with the affair . |
| 3 | I have known you well over a long period of time . |
| 4 | He looked at her thoughtfully for a long moment before nodding . |
| 5 | Next day I took him outside for a long walk in the fresh air . |
| 6 | He watched her closely for a long time but there was no further flicker of consciousness . |
| 7 | He studied her minutely for a long time until she felt his eyes had bored into her very skull . |
| 8 | Three times in a row he has been champion jockey but his achievement in 1992 , re-wrote the record books and wo n't be equalled by anyone else for a long time to come , if ever . |
| 9 | As the flames died down and the dancers stood back for the family to precede them upstairs into the Long Room , there was a subtle change in the atmosphere . |
| 10 | I hid myself away in the long grass at the edge of the wood near Sykes Farm . |
| 11 | These dilemmas may even present themselves shortly after a long policy discussion when both parties have agreed on the proper procedure . |