Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] a long [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , the over spill factor had a longer history than a concern with post-coal industrial restructuring , since the plans of the 1940s and early 1950s had assumed stable employment in coal . |
| 2 | The captain lit a long cigarette and ordered more tea . |
| 3 | The man drew a long breath and spoke clearly . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , this peculiar combination had a long life and was destined to reappear in the Middle Ages as the Albigensian heresy that flourished for a while in southern France but was eventually crushed in the first quarter of the thirteenth century by the northern French at the command of the most powerful of the medieval Popes , Innocent III . |
| 5 | The base had a long history as home to the packers , as well as medical and catering units . |