Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [prep] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Depending on the piece of mud , you might have to take one club more with a long fairway shot , and give the shot a little extra force in the short game . |
| 2 | He hired a car and took the boy down for a long weekend at the St. Mellion Golf and Country Club . |
| 3 | He had sought and received asylum in the Senegalese embassy in Conakry only a month after his return home from a long period of exile [ see p. 38181 ] . |
| 4 | The atmosphere was not exactly lively but I continued to have lunch there for a long time because she was extremely kind and the food was good . |
| 5 | She moved towards a seat and regarded the girl steadily for a long moment . |
| 6 | Steps to the left lead up to a long stretch of path which continues parallel to the road . |
| 7 | We may not see this place again for a long time . ’ |
| 8 | Before he 'd even put the head down after a long flight to Glasgow , Lindi was expressing his confidence about Monday 's outcome . |
| 9 | But it is an agreement which is " restrictive of trade " in this sense , that it requires a man to give his services and wares to one person only for a long term of years to the exclusion of all others . |
| 10 | As she was saying good-bye to him on the last day , she knew that they would n't see each other again for a long time . |
| 11 | Letting his breath out on a long sigh , he changed his mind . |
| 12 | Outside , Mitch let his breath out in a long sigh of relief . |
| 13 | Gazzer let his breath out in a long exhalation of relief . |
| 14 | Marcus stared into his beer broodingly for a long minute . |
| 15 | We peeped through the purpose-made hole on to a long tyke and waited hopefully … bearded reedling ? water rail ? bittern ? |
| 16 | However , readers are advised to phone the Club Secretary on before a long journey to check on meeting and/or speakers etc . |
| 17 | It occurs word medially between two short vowels , between a long and short vowel , or word finally after a long vowel . |
| 18 | Beside it is a small round table on which can be seen a photograph of my wife and me with our three elder children ; then there is an armchair also with a long seat and a dark-blue dog bed for our two spaniels beside another table with books and magazines . |
| 19 | I do n't accept dinner invitations and I have a small snack in my hotel room and go to bed immediately after a long flight . |
| 20 | Aha this was a man who had been a joiner there for a long time . |
| 21 | ‘ I do n't want to do theatre again for a long time , ’ he said . |
| 22 | He kept the shoulders stiff and he rolled a little , like a sailor back from a long voyage . |
| 23 | I went to the sink and turned the cold tap on for a long drink to combat the dehydration . |
| 24 | That was not unusual on the Monday after a tournament , so I decided to drive to his house in Clapham in the hope that I might intercept him either on the way in from a long lunch or on the way out for a pre-prandial drink . |
| 25 | If a cat performs some very strange action — finds its way home over a long distance , predicts an earthquake , or senses the return of its owners when they are some distance from the house — then it is a challenge for us to try and find out which particular sensory pathway was involved . |
| 26 | Mind you , I still think that now on the way back from a long hill-walk when I can just make out a dot that is the car . |
| 27 | Much research and attention to artists ' requirements has led to a new breed of synthetic brushes which are highly appropriate for use with acrylics , among other uses , which hold their shape well over a long period of time , are delightfully responsive to use , are superbly controllable , allowing precision work , and are durable enough to resist occasional misuse . |
| 28 | But he came a long way round from a long way back , and O'Brien , by no means a habitual blamer of jockeys , is still convinced they should have won . |