Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [pron] [prep] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Blake moved from the Old Nag 's Head , through a courtyard , and found himself in a long alley . |
| 2 | Next she looked for her bag , and found it on a long low table . |
| 3 | She scuttled through the door and found herself in a long drawing-room choked with old-fashioned furniture . |
| 4 | She would have liked to take the girl in her arms and hold her for a long time . |
| 5 | Gollum was once a hobbit who came across the Ring by chance and keeps it for a long time . |
| 6 | She refused the porter 's offer to crack open the bottle , and settled herself for a long wait . |
| 7 | ‘ Come in , ’ he called in a low voice , expecting Clare , and steeling himself for a long and exhausting reconciliation . |
| 8 | ‘ I use this for sticking pigs , ’ he said , giving me a mysterious smile , gesturing with the ugly blade across his uncovered throat , then laughing , flicking it shut and thrusting it into a long pocket in the side of his dusty black corduroys . |