Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] a long [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | When finally he released her she drew a long breath and mumbled inarticulately into his shirt front , ‘ I do n't know what 's wrong with me . |
| 2 | Taking comfort from the thought , she drew a long breath and Giles turned . |
| 3 | At last , seeing the impatient glint in his eyes , she drew a long breath and said , ‘ I 've been thinking things over — thinking very deeply — and I 've come to the conclusion that your idea of merging our two practices is , after all , the most sensible solution to our problem . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ After seeing the PM you took a long leave and then came back . |
| 5 | When he had vanished from sight she expelled a long sigh and allowed the mask to slip away from her face , slowing returning to her towel and lying down flat on it . |
| 6 | She had a long face and such a naked forehead , Daisy found herself turning her into a polo pony . |
| 7 | She sat dry-eyed for what felt like hours , then she had a long bath and washed her hair . |
| 8 | So she came and talked to 'em we had a long chat and actually I mean it er does sound very interesting . |
| 9 | My er , circumstances are entirely different , I am the person who 's being cared for and my husband died in nineteen eighty seven , and my son in nineteen eighty eight and I was left with my young son , and he looked after me on his own , and then my daughter who li , I was living in Ireland , my daughter lived in England , and she decided it was n't good enough that it should all be left to him , so we had a long talk and we discussed it at length for two weeks at Christmas , and then they all moved Sou , over here , we got a house in Scotland , and I 'm looked after by my young son and my daughter , and since then a year ago my daughter got married , her husband moved in and he looks after me as well , so I 'm looked after by three young adults . |
| 10 | They found a long platform and the remains of a goods shed . |
| 11 | It was a relief to all of them when at half-past ten Robina got up and declared firmly that they had a long journey and must now go . |
| 12 | They waited a long time and nobody appeared but the Brigadier did n't call again . |
| 13 | He took a long drink and filled his bottle . |
| 14 | It took a long time and many attempts before the standard route was worked out . |
| 15 | For example , a reduction in the cost of grinding and polishing plate glass was made possible by the float process , but it took a long time and a great deal of money to make it work . |
| 16 | It took a long time and I 'm not sure I ever did . |
| 17 | Over one-hundred feet long , with ninety-four teeth , it had a long tail and four webbed paws . |
| 18 | He had a long nose and dark hair and his eyes looked green from the light of the instruments in the dark cabin . |