Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [adv] [prep] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many people claim that Frederick was imprisoned by the Turks , and that after his release he returned to Kaiserslautern and lived there for a long time . |
| 2 | In Levene v Pearcey [ 1976 ] Crim LR 63 , a taxi-driver falsely told his passenger that the route was blocked and charged more for the longer way . |
| 3 | Scottie loved travelling and behaved splendidly during the long drives and sailing periods . |
| 4 | We splashed and laughed and played together for a long time , sharing their delight at looking underwater through a diving mask for the first time . |
| 5 | Jules took a piece of pandoli and chewed contentedly on the long biscuit . |
| 6 | It was a horrific crime and I hope the two thugs who did it can be apprehended and sent away for a long time . ’ |
| 7 | One night , later in their affair , O woke up in the middle of one of his long and noisy dreams and lay there for a long time looking at Boy 's face as he slept . |
| 8 | The courtyard was no longer floodlit but the moon was brilliant , filling the room with light , and Maggie slid from her bed and went quickly to the long window that led to the veranda . |
| 9 | Couville rose and went across to a long leaden tube . |
| 10 | Helen asked me to explain what I meant , and listened carefully to the long story of what I had suffered at Gateshead . |
| 11 | ‘ But poisons that would only kill if taken regularly over a long period of time , do they exist ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Why do n't you just get out of this car and come inside for a long cool drink and a long cool swim and admit defeat ? ’ |
| 13 | At the junction with the road she braked just long enough to see that nothing was coming then turned right and careered wildly down the long hill into the village . |
| 14 | This is not the best conversion , but fits well into the long engine bay . |
| 15 | For the concession of hereditary tenure , though made piecemeal over a long period of time , was universal by the end of the century . |