Example sentences of "[prep] a long walk " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a long walk we came out between the dunes and were staring at the sea . |
| 2 | After returning the van to the hire company , I went for a long walk in Hyde Park . |
| 3 | Let's take Ben for a long walk , eh ? |
| 4 | It is a fine place to have a picnic or take the dog for a long walk , by the ponds in the woodlands . |
| 5 | Try drinking lots of water instead : not eating at all for a day to clear out the system ( unless you are a diabetic or have some other dietary problem ) ; having a warm bath and a nap ; going for a long walk . |
| 6 | They looked as if they had been dressed in a hurry and not very suitably for a long walk on the headland , even in a warm autumn . |
| 7 | Plan to do something that will take you out of the house and , perhaps , go for a long walk . |
| 8 | After they had gone , Harriet took herself for a long walk over the cliffs , but for once the beauty of her surroundings , the early evening light on the sea , the cry of gulls and the distant sound of waves breaking on the shore below , failed to soothe her . |
| 9 | Going for a long walk in the country on a Sunday afternoon when you 've got a lot of marking still to do , or having an affair with a colleague — they could go either way . |
| 10 | The stockings on Christmas morning are always full of useful things ( Clarissa 's includes Pond 's Cold Cream and tights ) , then after church the family goes for a long walk to work up a hearty appetite for dinner . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | She would have liked to go for a long walk past the charming wedding-cake buildings that lined the promenade , but although it was only teatime , it was already too dark to see anything . |
| 13 | Next day I took him outside for a long walk in the fresh air . |
| 14 | But we went for a long walk and Ally started talking about his work in a way I had n't heard before . |
| 15 | She wore a light silk dress and thin shoes , which did not seem at all suitable for a long walk in the snow . |
| 16 | I put on my coat and went for a long walk on the moor . |
| 17 | Alexandra had gone for a long walk before replying to this letter . |
| 18 | I knew players like the incomparable Joe Davis and I doubt if he did any more training than is entailed in going for a long walk . |
| 19 | He had taken some time off yesterday morning to take Azor , and incidentally her , for a long walk . |
| 20 | They also may not be prepared for a long walk to a phone . |
| 21 | Well we set out with the good intention of taking her for a long walk this morning but er we changed our mind did n't we ? |
| 22 | Drawing refreshed him as a long walk refreshed him , and it was part of the art of forgetting slights , frustrations , old wounds , so necessary if he was to survive and stay serene . |
| 23 | From a long walk — |
| 24 | I wonder when I will learn that on a long walk in a single unchanging direction , one will automatically go home with a left leg sporting first-degree burns and a right limb like a piece of white Italian veal ? |
| 25 | One day , on a long walk , he 'd almost literally bumped into Fergus Urvill , crouching in a hide up amongst the folds in the hills , waiting with telescope and .303 for a wounded Sika deer . |
| 26 | Hartland took a fine gully catch to dismiss Russell ; Pringle ran one to Lewis 's one-and-a-half followed by a long walk . |