Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [prep] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marilla thought for a long time . |
| 2 | And so it was all along the line , from Telnitz in the south , right the way to the Olmütz road , where the plain rose into the foothills of the mountains to the north ; and after he had disappeared into the tumult and light , neither Thiercelin nor Epitot spoke for a long time . |
| 3 | And it is hard not to think of one 's own horror at some of the things that the Irgun and Stern Gang are doing in Palestine , for instance , ’ David said after a long silence . |
| 4 | The rush over , Maggie drew in a long breath , and turning to the supervisor who was hovering in the background , she asked , ‘ All right if we go ? ’ |
| 5 | Last night , Cockerill called for a long suspension should Wright be found guilty . |
| 6 | In one of their battles they chased each other ten times up and down the house , Beatrice armed with a long straw broom and Modigliani with a pot . |
| 7 | ‘ But I 'm so glad to be home , ’ Faye confessed on a long sigh . |
| 8 | Aggie drew in a long breath and glanced at the child before answering Ben . |
| 9 | Aggie drew in a long breath , bowed her head slightly and said , ‘ Aye , I know you did , love ; but come and sit down a minute . ’ |
| 10 | Jesus reflected for a long time . |
| 11 | Andrus sat for a long time . |
| 12 | His winner against Portsmouth was clinically-executed , an angled shot from twelve yards after substitute Mick Quinn flicked on a long ball from Ray Ranson . |
| 13 | Senna struggled for a long time with what he later described as an undriveable car and he collided with Germany 's Michael Schumacher after 40 of the 72 laps . |
| 14 | Senna struggled for a long time with what he later described as an undriveable car and he collided with Germany 's Michael Schumacher after 40 of the 72 laps . |
| 15 | ‘ Was n't I the best prospect Bermondsey 'ad for a long time before I got me wound ? ’ he asked . |
| 16 | ‘ Rohan felt for a long time — a tug of loyalty between his grandfather , and the de Rochefort family . |
| 17 | ‘ It 's so soft , ’ Carolyn said after a long silence . |
| 18 | Delighted about Jim , apprehensive for Jasper , Alice lay for a long time awake in the silent room . |
| 19 | Hastings converted from a long way out before John penalty attempt . |
| 20 | In his first policy statement as President , Nujoma on March 21 promised to redress the distortions of the apartheid economy , and appeared to assuage fears of the white minority and potential Western aid donors by rejecting the idea of large-scale nationalization , which SWAPO had for a long time held to be a cornerstone of its Marxist ideology . |
| 21 | Vass responded with a long look . |
| 22 | Moran sat for a long time . |