Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] long [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were treated to the long diatribes of detailed considerations about the cost of paper clips and God knows what else . |
| 2 | Before Antony Licata styled the alternative look , dashes of golden copper lights were added to the longer areas at the top and sides . |
| 3 | For that last half-hour of the day , the dunes became a deeper gold and were scored with the long shadows of palm trees , whose tops were so green that I fancied that if my arm had been long enough I could have plucked a leaf and eaten it as if it had been parsley . |
| 4 | The undulations in the grass were heightened by the long shadows , and she tripped over . |
| 5 | Rhythm was controlled over the long paragraphs ; articulation crystal-clear . |