Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] [verb] [adv] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | so she goes back a long way . |
| 2 | So he took up the longest and sharpest , wrapping its hilt round in his leather apron , and waited . |
| 3 | erm So now we started up the long term survey , and we 've now got 10 schools taking part , and they 're starting next week , and they 'll be carrying on in the same way as they were the pilot survey , taking the same measurements . |
| 4 | Right so there 's a thought that somehow democracy ought to be self-justifying erm the well I mean quite a long way actually two types of justification of democracy , instrumental and erm Mill is defending democracy surely instrumentally and we might want to say democracy has its justification of freedom and equality . |
| 5 | He was silent for a long time , then he blew out a long stream of smoke and turned his head towards her . |
| 6 | Then he thought how the long streets were dotted with lamps , and how the peaceful stars were shining overhead ( 5 ) . |
| 7 | Then he picked up a long poker from the fireplace and had it like a rifle when he played the tape again . |