Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [vb pp] [prep] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was a tall , thin man of indeterminate age with hairless grey skin and dressed in a long black robe without ornament save for a small silver fork with twisted tines which hung on a piece of string round his neck , and rested on the black breast of the robe . |
| 2 | He marched the twins in the direction of the nearest station and prepared for a long , boring wait . |
| 3 | Kee told her about his life and talked for a long time about the old Haiti and the people he remembered . |
| 4 | There is the standard , spacious , minimally-furnished living room , tastefully carpeted in subdued oatmeal and dominated by a long sofa and oversized TV . |
| 5 | Gorbad halted the attack and prepared for a long siege . |
| 6 | In the Chandni Chowk shopkeepers boarded up their premises , buried their treasure and prepared for a long period of unrest . |
| 7 | Oliver was deeply grateful for this offer of shelter and talked for a long time with his new friend . |
| 8 | ‘ I was thinking , ’ he said , then spooned some more of the green-brown mixture into his face and chewed for a long time . |
| 9 | Her hair is tied back from her face and held by a long white lacy ribbon , but tumbles down loose behind . |
| 10 | He lined up the dead centre of the target and scored with a long , spiralling burst . |