Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] a long [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Someone got a long pole and closed the shutter . |
| 2 | ‘ At the same time , there was one other bit of me that was very practical that realized that the only money to be made if you were to stay in England — and I never thought of going anywhere else — was to get into commercials , and I waited a long time until a script came along that I thought was genuinely funny . |
| 3 | In middle age he has experienced a breakdown , an identity crisis , which followed a long illness and an operation . |
| 4 | Pushing all the forceps to one side he almost ran from the room and reappeared shortly with a tray on which reposed a long chisel and a metal mallet . |
| 5 | When finally he released her she drew a long breath and mumbled inarticulately into his shirt front , ‘ I do n't know what 's wrong with me . |
| 6 | Taking comfort from the thought , she drew a long breath and Giles turned . |
| 7 | At last , seeing the impatient glint in his eyes , she drew a long breath and said , ‘ I 've been thinking things over — thinking very deeply — and I 've come to the conclusion that your idea of merging our two practices is , after all , the most sensible solution to our problem . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ After seeing the PM you took a long leave and then came back . |
| 9 | When he had vanished from sight she expelled a long sigh and allowed the mask to slip away from her face , slowing returning to her towel and lying down flat on it . |
| 10 | She had a long face and such a naked forehead , Daisy found herself turning her into a polo pony . |
| 11 | She sat dry-eyed for what felt like hours , then she had a long bath and washed her hair . |
| 12 | They were in desks , you had a long desk that took Now some of them they took five on the one the one desk , you see ? |
| 13 | So she came and talked to 'em we had a long chat and actually I mean it er does sound very interesting . |
| 14 | ‘ We had a long talk when we had dinner together , ’ Haverford said out of a silence in respect of the dead . |
| 15 | My er , circumstances are entirely different , I am the person who 's being cared for and my husband died in nineteen eighty seven , and my son in nineteen eighty eight and I was left with my young son , and he looked after me on his own , and then my daughter who li , I was living in Ireland , my daughter lived in England , and she decided it was n't good enough that it should all be left to him , so we had a long talk and we discussed it at length for two weeks at Christmas , and then they all moved Sou , over here , we got a house in Scotland , and I 'm looked after by my young son and my daughter , and since then a year ago my daughter got married , her husband moved in and he looks after me as well , so I 'm looked after by three young adults . |
| 16 | They found a long platform and the remains of a goods shed . |
| 17 | They exchanged a long look as they both thought of the kisses they had shared , and Shelley 's furious rebuke . |
| 18 | Leeds do play a lot of football , but they hit a long ball as well . |
| 19 | It was a relief to all of them when at half-past ten Robina got up and declared firmly that they had a long journey and must now go . |
| 20 | Fortunately , Viktor valued him and they had a long association before he ever worked with Irina . |
| 21 | They waited a long time while the hounds drew the covert . |
| 22 | They waited a long time and nobody appeared but the Brigadier did n't call again . |
| 23 | It seemed a long time before the railway lines began to shake , and they heard the train coming . |
| 24 | It seemed a long time before anyone answered and she felt rather stupid standing there with the bottles . |
| 25 | It seemed a long time before footsteps came along the hall , the door was pushed wider and Guy appeared with an armful of logs . |
| 26 | It seemed a long time since she had been out of her apartment , longer still since she had taken a walk . |
| 27 | It seemed a long time since she had stood there watching the boats and noticing how brief lack of caution led to trouble . |
| 28 | It seemed a long time since Dana 's phone call had brought Roman Wyatt into her life and she badly needed to be by herself to think about the turmoil he had caused in her ordered existence . |
| 29 | It seemed a long time since the small breakfast that was served in Spain , and in the end Felipe put a portion of each on her plate . |
| 30 | The part of her story about the pressure of Government cuts was true , and it seemed a long time since she 'd existed in a world that was n't penny-pinching . |