Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [pron] [prep] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | I called for the last time at the first house in the village and pressed the buzzer , but on getting no reply resigned myself to the long walk down the mountain . |
| 2 | Drawing refreshed him as a long walk refreshed him , and it was part of the art of forgetting slights , frustrations , old wounds , so necessary if he was to survive and stay serene . |
| 3 | When a child loves you for a long , long time , says the Skin Horse , then you gradually become Real . |
| 4 | ‘ Did you ever take drugs ? ’ the senator asked me after a long silence . |
| 5 | Big companies have the cash to sustain them through the long vicissitudes of permit-winning . |
| 6 | King 's Highway ( 17 ) : Edom 's refusal to let Israel pass along this main road involves them in a long detour south and round . |
| 7 | Indeed , the fact that he did not refer her to a different psychiatrist convinced me for a long time that I had misconstrued the situation . |
| 8 | The rest of the company ranged themselves around the long , cold room , their backs to the wall , their eyes on the man opposite , their faces utterly inexpressive . |
| 9 | Well , I am here , Lizzie , in order to prepare myself for a long day tomorrow , which I think is a wise decision , do n't you ? ’ |