Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] [art] long [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Constitutional change through the popular will , or even the long wait for a head of state 's death , are not concepts with deep roots in African society . |
| 2 | I did a combined cycle and hiking day ; rode over the hill to Wainuiomata and down to the Rimutaka Forest Park , then tramped through the bush and up a long ridge to the top of Mount McKerrow . |
| 3 | The thunder started as she reached the gate , a great crash and then a long roll of drums . |
| 4 | The Russian soldier was just ahead of me. from the road came the sounds of men shouting and then a long burst of machine-gun fire . |
| 5 | Later in the week , some of us went for an evening swim at a nearby beach — or rather not so nearby , as it entailed a few miles of driving and then a long walk down a deserted track . |
| 6 | They were now running alongside the wall , but still a long way from the crossing stile . |
| 7 | The mare plunged gallantly at the hillside , but even the long rest in the dark cool wood had not restored her full strength . |