Example sentences of "he [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | She handed him the long cane , and flinched when he swished it through the air to produce a vicious , menacing whistle . |
| 2 | And to warn him the long knives were out . |
| 3 | She showed him the long notes and the short notes . |
| 4 | Her composure regained , she turned back to hand him the long tall glass of iced tea , managing with an effort not to flinch visibly when his fingers touched her . |
| 5 | All round him the long scar smashed into the jungle was a bath of heat . |
| 6 | His wife gave him a long level look with no liking in it at all , and Penelope Huntley watched , fascinated . |
| 7 | It had been with him a long time , long before McLuhanism had arrived to make a lot of people cry into their beer at El Vino 's and go haring after every tin-pot producer in the business . |
| 8 | In this box she showed him a long thick green book , a little like an accounts book , with sombre marbled endpapers : |
| 9 | She gave him a long , appraising look , then asked silkily , ‘ Well , how much would it be — without the greenhouse ? ’ |
| 10 | The Major gave him a long hard look , but said nothing . |
| 11 | Club organiser Maureen Mayers thanked Dr. Brill for all his thought and care over many years , and wished him a long and happy retirement . |
| 12 | Vanessa gave him a long look , then delved into her handbag and produced a small object . |
| 13 | As he approached tentatively , wanting to seem friendly but not to alarm her , she had turned on him a long and curious glance from remarkable , slanted , violet-blue eyes . |
| 14 | Drew had never been extravagant , but he could n't see the point of parsimony for parsimony 's sake , so he had decided to look for a patron , some ignoramus who would pay him a long salary to coach him and look after his ponies . |
| 15 | The Abbot gave him a long , despairing look . |
| 16 | Ernest Jarvis did what he had to do elaborately , and it must have taken him a long time . |
| 17 | Likewise Jacob , his father , had given him a long robe with sleeves , for he ‘ loved Joseph more than any other of his children ’ ( Gen. 37:3 ) . |
| 18 | It took him a long while before he could face Magrit again . |
| 19 | Florrie gave him a long , searching look . |
| 20 | Sheldukher killed him a long time ago . ’ |
| 21 | I looked at him a long time , and the smile went away . |
| 22 | In her mind she talked to him , telling him about her life , day-to-day things , carrying on with him a long intimate dialogue . |
| 23 | The abbot gave him a long , penetrating look , and concluded at length : ‘ You are in solemn earnest . |
| 24 | Cadfael turned to give him a long , thoughtful look , and a few white petals that had floated and lodged in the rough cloth of his sleeve caught the stirring of air from the door , and floated free again , riding the draught into the pale , bright sunlight . |
| 25 | It took him a long time to recover . |
| 26 | She stared at him a long while , then shrugged . |
| 27 | Cindy gave him a long look through her sunglasses . |
| 28 | It had taken him a long time to adjust himself to this , but now it no longer irritated him , and he felt only pity for his wife . |
| 29 | You 've known him a long time ? ’ |
| 30 | Coffin gave him a long look and he was n't laughing . |