Example sentences of "[pron] went [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 | But we went for a long walk and Ally started talking about his work in a way I had n't heard before . |
| 5 | We went down a long corridor to a door bearing a sign ‘ Latvia pilot operation ’ . |
| 6 | They went up a long hill and came to an imposing arched entrance . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | He went on a long journey , was weary , worn-out with labour , and returning engraved on a stone the whole story . " |
| 9 | He went on a long journey , was weary worn out with labour , and returning engraved on a stone the whole story . " |