Example sentences of "[prep] a long drive " in BNC.
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| 1 | One story is told of drovers who , at the end of a long drive , having sold their cattle , would go to the beerkeller to celebrate , but before they did , they would tie the money from the sale around the dog 's neck , secure in the knowledge that no matter how drunk they became , their money would be safe until the morning ! |
| 2 | The Bishop lived in a fine red-brick house at the end of a long drive bordered with lime trees . |
| 3 | This house dating back to medieval times stands in tranquillity at the end of a long drive . |
| 4 | Nestling on the southern slopes of the Downs , this 16th-century house ( once two cottages ) is reached by way of a long drive . |
| 5 | After a long silence , he pointed to a large house standing at the end of a long drive . |
| 6 | Its defects were emphasised by its proximity to Shrubland Park , a splendid Palladian mansion with a long drive and imposing gatehouses , which first-time visitors sometimes mistook for the RCM building . |
| 7 | The game was being played at furious pace and it was Richardson who was put to the test when he dived to turn round a long drive from Darlington in the thirty eighth minute . |
| 8 | But , she was telling the story of a man who was travelling over the moor and it was many years ago on horseback and er he was completely lost and wan , it was getting dark and he wanted to stay somewhere for the night and he sort of travelled and could n't see anywhere and eventually down a long drive he saw a house wi , blazing with lights so he went down this house and er , all the windows were alight , you know were lit up and he knocked at the door and knocked at the door , and knocked at the door and could n't get any answer , no one ever came to the door so in desperation he thought well this is no good ! |
| 9 | Set back from the road by a long drive and framed by a crescent of trees , Mains Hall is both an imposing and yet secluded 16th-century manor house with a romantic past — it was here that George IV courted his wife to be , Marie Fitzherbert . |
| 10 | The house is approached by a long drive through pastoral fields . |
| 11 | Situated on the outskirts of Cullbridge , it was reached by a long drive edged by trees and shrubs . |