Example sentences of "[pers pn] began the long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wrapping her arms round herself in a futile attempt to retain some body-heat , she began the long walk back to the cottage . |
| 2 | And we began the long process of actually sort of causing it to be reborn . |
| 3 | Abandoning their bicycles they began the long trudge to Emily 's mysterious destination . |
| 4 | Once installed , back in 1976 , they began the long and laborious process of renovating it themselves , without any professional help , which partly explains why it took them the best part of 10 years . |
| 5 | They reached the town and drove through its narrow , deserted streets , then they began the long , steady climb to the moor . |
| 6 | Seated at the kitchen table , he began the long , tedious task of hacksawing all but eight inches off the barrels of the President 's twelve-gauge . |