Example sentences of "i [vb past] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | I found long hairs — woman 's hair , dark brown . ’ |
| 2 | Whenever she did , I prayed long and hard for protection for Gary . |
| 3 | Inevitably I spent long periods sitting in the staff room waiting for staff to find time for an interview . |
| 4 | I dialled long distance , and within five minutes of my original call to the Navy Department , heard a voice in Kearney saying , ‘ Smith speaking . ’ |
| 5 | I saw long legs and a big pair of hands and he was standing a long way from the ball , giving himself plenty of room . |
| 6 | I thought long and hard about it but in the end I decided it would be for the best . |
| 7 | For the next week I thought long and hard about undertaking an interview with the Queen Mother which would cover every aspect of her life but the great historical event which had changed it for ever ; which had propelled her and her husband to the throne , had made happy and glorious a reign which might otherwise have been disastrous , yet which was tragically cut short by illness and death , and which in the long run had made her far and away the most loved of all the members of the Royal Family . |
| 8 | I thought long and hard about taking the role . |
| 9 | I thought long and hard about the monster 's words . |
| 10 | I thought long and hard about the monster 's words . |
| 11 | ‘ I thought long and hard before I left the NHS to move into the private sector . |
| 12 | He said : ‘ I thought long and hard about my future in football and with Derby County . |
| 13 | These are ones I bought long time ago . |
| 14 | Claire said , ‘ I wish I had long hair . |
| 15 | I had long hair , then my mum cut it off and it was really short , so I think everyone thought I was a boy anyway . |
| 16 | John and I had long discussions on planning applications , I shall be interested to hear |
| 17 | Cold and tired , I was met by a colleague who showed me to my hotel where , later , I slept long and sound . |
| 18 | I think the reason I wanted long hair was because all my dolls were Sindys and Pippas , and they all had long blonde hair , so that was what I wanted . |