Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv prt] [prep] [art] long [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I liked the way the usherette threaded the torn half-tickets on to a long string so they made a branch of monkey-puzzle tree .
2 She set all the animals out in a long line , headed by the lions ; a circus parade carved from wood and delicately coloured .
3 Most accountants would be only too happy to go home and put their feet up after a long day at the office .
4 Lucy was also aware that Doreen 's previous anger appeared to have vanished as she carried refilled plates back to the long table , where she chatted and laughed with the men and the two guides .
5 She had to leave the floor , they had to walk , that 's right , they had to walk on the concrete floor without tiles on for a long time
6 He used to bring these tubs down into a long turnout .
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