Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [vb past] [prep] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | The local children used to play in the cutting and had for a long time fancied the hut as a den or HQ for their games , but the hut was always locked by a large padlock securing a hasp that was red with rust but still secured the door . |
| 2 | Bigwig jumped down from the bank into the field and ran in a long curve across the wet grass . |
| 3 | They stayed on the hill and talked for a long time . |
| 4 | I crossed wet ground and came to a long , open piece of sand , then went on to a place where the trees had branches that were thick and close to the sand . |
| 5 | Through the gate and over the lumpy ground , and she opened the door and went into a long drill hall with a clacking wooden floor . |
| 6 | She went up to her room , put the Diary in her drawer and stood for a long time , breathing on the window and drawing faces . |
| 7 | She asked for the secretary and launched on a long story about phoning from a restaurant where a pair of leather gloves had been found apparently left by the lady with Mr Johnston whom one of the waiters had remembered seeing at the sports club . |
| 8 | Bank current account loan or ordinary loan Cash loan usually for specific purpose ( like buying expensive durables or cars ) for people with bank accounts , usually without security ( unless it 's a large sum or borrowed for a long time ) ; usually fixed , regular payments over two or three ( occasionally up to seven ) years ; interest on what is owed fluctuates in line with but rather higher than bank base rate . |
| 9 | I put on my coat and went for a long walk on the moor . |
| 10 | Lambert and Church bowled past the two-seater and eased into a long right-hand turn to follow the German planes , Lambert firing short bursts to attract their attention . |
| 11 | Henry passed her some thin , crustless brown bread and butter and listened to a long story about fox-hunting . |