Example sentences of "up [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | His North Sea assault gave the environmentalists a powerful and unique spokesman ; it made the government sit up and take notice ; and it speeded up the long and painful process of making the public aware that there was a very real problem to solve , which was going to involve personal sacrifices . |
| 2 | Lisa Buckingham writes : Chemical companies have finally secured insurance to help them pay the costs of cleaning up the long term damage they do to the environment . |
| 3 | Picking up the long gun , Doyle ran his finger along the barrel and then held it out to the Hare-woman . |
| 4 | Marie , on her way back up the long flight of steps from the prom , watched them laughing together . |
| 5 | Thinking of the crystal spaces , the lines of Kubla Khan unfolded naturally before him as he dawdled up the long terrace of decaying houses . |
| 6 | the relaxing garden terrace and very peaceful swimming pool are a fantastic place for soaking up the long hot days in the sun , and the pool is served throughout the day by a restaurant/bar . |
| 7 | It is now known , however , that it is made up of basaltic rocks , derived indirectly from peridotite , and erupted by volcanic action along the ridge itself , building up the long submarine mountain range and giving rise to the relatively few volcanoes which poke their heads above sea level . |
| 8 | Suddenly I was climbing up the long ladder of the North pier , the rucksack being roped afterwards . |
| 9 | He must have been crouched behind a bank of snow watching him all the time as he came struggling and panting up the long slope . |
| 10 | And your own personal ‘ diata ’ will help you to build up the long term eating habits that are necessary for good health . |
| 11 | There are long sightlines and high lamp posts , but these give way after rebuilding ( Figure 6.4 ) to pedestrian-scale poles , a tree planted in the road as a slowing device ( marked by reflective posts to aid night visibility ) and changes in paving colours to break up the long vista . |
| 12 | Mother Francis had shown her how to go up the long windy path behind the convent and pick leaves and wild flowers . |
| 13 | I interviewed Place in a midget submarine in Portsmouth dockyard similar to the one in which he and two other men had travelled up the long fjord in northern Norway at the head of which Tirpitz lay , cut their way through the nets surrounding her and laid charges beneath her hull which , when they exploded an hour later and Place was a prisoner-of-war on board her , put the ship out of action for six months . |
| 14 | Alec led the strenuous but short-lived pitch and I continued up the long Needle Crack : sustained but never too difficult ; glorious bridging above the full height of the crag . |
| 15 | New occasions of conflict were now appearing and would eventually break up the long peace , and as this became clearer so did the essentially competitive nature of the European system . |
| 16 | He strolled up the long arcade , pausing frequently to peer in shop windows at the expensive goodies . |
| 17 | Johannsen and the DK were still clambering up the long diagonal slope to her left , almost level with her now . |
| 18 | She was concentrating on the speed and length which her stride might attain as she hurried up the long slope . |
| 19 | Reluctantly , he willed himself to turn and go back … back up the long slope , towards the sound of his beloved Pam 's voice which was still calling to him incessantly . |
| 20 | Well a great situation Scott Gemmell followed up the long ball picked up the as they ran at the defence and then he 's committed to play it and then he 's just just slid it in nicely for Kingsley Black on his left side . |
| 21 | ‘ We can go up the long way , past your farm , and you can nip in and change . |
| 22 | So much for security , Ruth mused as she leapt back into the jeep and drove up the long gravelly drive ; I could be a burglar for all he knew . |
| 23 | Not that Andrew Orkney will dwell too much this week on leading them into the Canal Turn and over the final six flights and up the long finish and on to the post and becoming the first optician to win and riding into history . |
| 24 | erm So now we started up the long term survey , and we 've now got 10 schools taking part , and they 're starting next week , and they 'll be carrying on in the same way as they were the pilot survey , taking the same measurements . |
| 25 | Released from duty and put on the case , Renko builds up a long list of suspects , Zita having slept with most of the crew and possibly some of the flatfish . |
| 26 | We go up a long , but steepish , slope and pause to catch our breath and share the experience . |
| 27 | In his anger and frustration , he picked up a long , curved clothes brush and banged it down hard on the surface of the table . |
| 28 | From our mooring at the pier , panting in the heat , we walked up a long steep , straight track , which led to the main village where accommodation in private houses was to be allocated ; there were no hotels or pensiones . |
| 29 | Such a rod casts long and accurately ; picks up a long line without maniacal exertion , and remains soft enough in the tip to retain the necessary shock-absorber effect . |
| 30 | For long-range fishing you can do without the elasticity , for picking up a long length of line and planting a hook is difficult enough without any ‘ give ’ . |