Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [vb past] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was when I got into the Law Courts and began a long series of litigation lasting twenty five years " . |
| 2 | They said they would cut both babies ' throats and held a long kitchen knife to Salman 's throat , while Tanwaru was holding the child |
| 3 | He did his teeth and took a long shower , first hot then cold . |
| 4 | I became especially interested in apes and made a long study of chimpanzees . |
| 5 | I peeled off my clothes and took a long shower — it would be a long time before I took a bath again , and certainly not round at Sunil 's — and treated myself to a proper shave with hot water and a razor . |