Example sentences of "[coord] [vb pp] [prep] the long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is for this reason , more than any other , that the application has caused so much public concern , since what is proposed raises quite fundamental questions about the way in which this special coastal landscape could be protected or despoiled in the longer term . |
| 2 | She was admitted , now , to the feasting-hall of the King , and placed at the long women 's table presided over by Marietta of Patras , the King 's serene and excellent mother . |
| 3 | We saw our chance , and hastily we packed up and prepared for the long trek back the way we had come , to the Youth Hostel . |
| 4 | Once inside the room , the two officers stripped off their black uniform jackets , and sprawled on the long sofa . |
| 5 | Milner ( 1975 ) has summarised and contributed to the long history of research which demonstrates black children 's denial of their colour ( Clark and Clark , 1947 ) , and their preference for white identity ( Goodman , 1964 ) . |
| 6 | McGowan walked to the car and returned with the long canvas bag and the cardboard box . |
| 7 | We unfortunately missed it , and returned by the longer forest road , although a small compensation is the view looking back of Stob Coire an Laoigh framed perfectly by the pines . |