Example sentences of "[vb -s] a long [adj] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mexico has a long culinary history and is therefore a must for any travelling cook . |
| 2 | It has a long historical lineage but the most sophisticated explanation is that given by Diplock L.J. , as he then was . |
| 3 | The body is long and slender , with a pointed head and it has a long pointed snout that forms a ‘ bill ’ . |
| 4 | N. battus is characterised by having only one set of parallel rays in each bursal lobe while the female worm has a long pointed tail and the large egg is brownish with parallel sides . |
| 5 | She wears a long yellow sweater and light blue jeans . |
| 6 | Seems a long long time since we used to do it . |
| 7 | Mr Rockoff now sports a long grey beard and was often in evidence , smoking fat cigarettes . |
| 8 | As Christiansson ( 1988 ) describes , rotational bush-fallowing and permanent agriculture are gradually replacing shifting cultivation in an area that experiences a long dry season and a short intense wet season . |