Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] a long [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 On the whole , she decided , being a rat was more chic , but nevertheless she determined to write a long earnest article soon on some subject of profound importance in which she would make a significant contribution to the sum of human awareness .
2 She wore another severe suit , grey this time over a white blouse , but perhaps in honour of the occasion had added a long twisted rope of coral , pearls and crystal .
3 They went two stops to where Alice had seen a long low bridge along a main road over railway lines .
4 And it was apparently during that hospital visit that Ross and his brother had had a long serious talk about what would be best for the children .
5 We had had a long wet day on the moors but in the late afternoon the weather cleared .
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