Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] to [art] long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His shirt hung open as he sat again , and Theda 's eyes were riveted to the long column of his neck , the golden glow of his chest below it . |
| 2 | We were treated to the long diatribes of detailed considerations about the cost of paper clips and God knows what else . |
| 3 | Before Antony Licata styled the alternative look , dashes of golden copper lights were added to the longer areas at the top and sides . |
| 4 | During his years of experimentation , Alexander was led to a long consideration of the whole question of direction . |
| 5 | Moore was elected to the Long Parliament in 1640 as MP for Liverpool , sitting alongside his uncle , Major-General Ralph Assheton . |
| 6 | He was returned to the Long Parliament for Bury with his son Thomas ; however , in 1642 the younger Thomas openly joined the king at Oxford while Henry fled abroad . |