Example sentences of "[prep] a long journey " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are taken to Harmondsworth after a long journey and several hours of interrogation by Immigration Officers , there is nowhere for you to lie down and rest . |
| 2 | After a long journey we arrived at Lowestoft College . |
| 3 | Jenna did n't know if he meant that they had finally arrived after a long journey or if he was reliving his youth here , claiming his past again . |
| 4 | The wheel was in active service from 1960 , after a long journey by train from Argyll to Dorset . |
| 5 | It needs space to throw the dice and this is not practical in planes and trains where it can do most to relieve the boredom of a long journey . |
| 6 | ‘ Soon after that a different Man came by car and he put me in a carrier cage and took me into the darkness of a long journey , over bumpy roads , on to a ship , and into the most terrible place of all , an iron cage with obscured windows , which raced through the night clattering and clattering , a regular rhythm of metallic sound . |
| 7 | Thus , if the goal is for your dog to eat in the car rather than the kitchen , in preparation for a long journey , move its dish a few inches a day towards the car , and then into the car . |
| 8 | Now there are two-carriage abominations called ‘ Sprinters ’ that are so basic and degrading a form of transport for a long journey that adequate toilet facilities are considered an unnecessary luxury . |
| 9 | The boat was too small for a long journey , and I did not want to die at sea . |
| 10 | From the Board 's viewpoint the negative factors relating to evening courses were concerned mainly with the instructors , who might well be tired after a day 's work and might also be anxious about a long journey home afterwards . |
| 11 | With a long journey ahead of me every morning and evening , I do n't hang about , and this is the first petrol-engined car I 've used that has given me over 45mpg on a run . |
| 12 | However , readers are advised to phone the Club Secretary on before a long journey to check on meeting and/or speakers etc . |
| 13 | He said motorists should check tyres every week and before a long journey . |
| 14 | Curwen 's interest in agriculture probably dated from a long journey through Europe following the death of his first wife in 1778 . |
| 15 | One day , their father Mr Earnshaw came back from a long journey . |
| 16 | Even so , we are taking the first steps in a long journey towards an understanding of the body clock and the way it adjusts to our environment . |
| 17 | He was a scholar and for many years studied to learn the ways of dragons ; he was proud but not stupid , and he learned all that the books could teach him , and then he set off on a long journey and captured two baby dragons and brought them home as pets . |
| 18 | If you 're going on a long journey alone , plan your route in advance using main roads as far as possible . |
| 19 | If little Jimmy 's mother tells everyone that they can never go on a long journey because little Jimmy is always car-sick , then you can be sure that little Jimmy always will be car-sick . |
| 20 | I 'm sure your husband appreciated from afar the care and ‘ antics ’ of you and your friends , the personal and loving touch that one would give to any loved one going on a long journey . ’ |
| 21 | Probably comfortable on a long journey . ’ |
| 22 | He went on a long journey , was weary , worn-out with labour , and returning engraved on a stone the whole story . " |
| 23 | He went on a long journey , was weary worn out with labour , and returning engraved on a stone the whole story . " |
| 24 | Instead of enduring the summer 's baking heat , they set off on a long journey up into the Australian Alps . |
| 25 | He looked at her and said , adopting roguishness , ‘ Would you like to come on a long journey with me ? |
| 26 | ‘ I think so , ’ she said , straightening in her seat and looking around like someone who 'd fallen asleep on a long journey and awoken in an unfamiliar place . |
| 27 | You prepared me to lead a family on a long journey . |
| 28 | ‘ On a long journey this may be reasonable , but if you are travelling a short distance you do n't want to wait an hour . |