Example sentences of "[coord] [noun prp] [vb past] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The engine box had a centre ‘ handle ’ and Ian took a long time sighting his chimney by this . |
| 2 | Her face was pale and her voice was as cool as ever , but there was sincerity in her eyes , and Sophie drew a long breath and put out her hand . |
| 3 | He said that the republican leaders had discussed at the meeting financial and other support for Gorbachev " in the period after his resignation " , and he and Gorbachev had a long meeting on Dec. 23 to discuss transition arrangements . |
| 4 | He and Claudia spent a long time talking to the police and to the accused man . |
| 5 | Netzer and Sagiv designed a long chain molecule with a reactive chemical group at one end ad an inert group at the opposite end . |
| 6 | There was a hissing sound and Dhani drew a long silver shadow out of the black one . |
| 7 | But Stewart dived a long way to his left to scoop up the ball one handed just inches from the turf . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've told yer plenty of times , me an' Tommy finished a long time ago . |
| 9 | The four-cylinder engine was more reliable in 1957 , but BRM took a long time to realise that the P25 's air strut suspension — carried over from the V16 — was the cause of its savage oversteer . |