Example sentences of "[pron] go [prep] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 After returning the van to the hire company , I went for a long walk in Hyde Park .
2 I went through a long period of thinking of having him adopted .
3 When Juliet asked about staff who had been there twenty years ago , she went into a long rigmarole about the different jobs she 'd had , and her family problems , then digressed to the present staff .
4 I 'm sure your husband appreciated from afar the care and ‘ antics ’ of you and your friends , the personal and loving touch that one would give to any loved one going on a long journey . ’
5 But we went for a long walk and Ally started talking about his work in a way I had n't heard before .
6 We went down a long corridor to a door bearing a sign ‘ Latvia pilot operation ’ .
7 And a couple of days ago Fergus had suggested they go for a longer hike , up into the trackless hills where the Landy could n't reach .
8 They went up a long hill and came to an imposing arched entrance .
9 The next day he went for a long walk , about 20 miles , during which he did a good deal of clear thinking in the mountains .
10 He went on a long journey , was weary , worn-out with labour , and returning engraved on a stone the whole story . "
11 He went on a long journey , was weary worn out with labour , and returning engraved on a stone the whole story . "
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