Example sentences of "we [verb] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | We fought long and hard . |
| 2 | ‘ When this relief was introduced we fought long and hard to get the term ‘ poverty ’ replaced by ‘ hardship ’ to make it easier for small businesses to qualify . |
| 3 | ‘ It is well-documented that we fought long and hard to keep it open , ’ he added . |
| 4 | We gazed long and hard but could not spot the unwelcoming creature , our first true upland species . |
| 5 | ‘ We enjoyed long periods of possession , but if you ca n't put the ball in the net that does n't count , ’ he added . |
| 6 | For planning , we spent long evenings poring over maps . |
| 7 | We spent long hours in stationary trains in railway-sidings , in grey towns under greyer skies . |
| 8 | ‘ We use long exposures and high temperatures to create print reticulation . ’ |
| 9 | These corners are sometimes almost more difficult for the men than for the women , as we use longer skis but I handled the course well and produced a 3rd place , my most encouraging FIS race result for some time . |
| 10 | When we analyse longer stretches of speech , it is necessary to mark the places where tone-unit boundaries occur ( that is , where one tone-unit ends and another begins , or where a tone-unit ends and is followed by a pause , or where a tone-unit begins following a pause ) . |
| 11 | We had long talks together , usually over breakfasts of pancakes with maple syrup . |
| 12 | We had long discussions about whatever we liked , and during term-time Don Cattabianchi would sometimes help us with our homework . |
| 13 | In Committee , we had long discussions about that , and were genuinely sympathetic to the worries expressed by the citizens advice bureaux . |
| 14 | In my day we had long skirts , near came right down to the ground . ’ |
| 15 | As a bank , we have long experience of businesses and their needs , which is essential when it comes to providing pensions for directors and people who are self-employed and insurance cover . |
| 16 | We have long talks together , Buffy and I. Sometimes in his ravings he talks of an all-knowing , super-intelligent pig . |
| 17 | We work long hours and |
| 18 | We sat long over the supper table pondering the incident . |
| 19 | ‘ We summoned the sorcerers , and we sat long nights in Council , for we knew that we dare not wait until it was time for the Ritual of the Beastline to take place ; we had to know long before that if the birth of twins into the Royal House had truly damaged the Enchantment . |
| 20 | ‘ What I want is for us to talk long and hard , and now , ’ she declared , and , swivelling on her heel , she marched back into the house . |
| 21 | All of these areas enable us to create long term partnerships with the groups and organisations we 're committed to help , and all of them enrich I B M's own long term aims . |
| 22 | Most of us travel long distances by schedule or charter flights , cramped together in ranks of seats Where there is n't enough room to stretch out the' leg , let alone walk about as passengers on the Empire Flying-boat or Zeppelin observation platforms could . |