Example sentences of "[verb] a long shot " in BNC.
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1 | One Frenchman had taken his carbine from his holster and now tried a long shot at Sharpe , but the bullet fluttered harmlessly overhead . |
2 | ‘ It seemed a long shot , but we felt we had to try . ’ |
3 | She had looked everywhere else and , although it seemed a long shot , she might as well look in there . |
4 | It is still what you call a long shot ? ’ |
5 | ‘ With Lime Grove then , if you were planning a long shot from any particular place you had to be sure the camera could physically get to that exact spot to take it . |