Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] long [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Our first sight of the island was a sharp mountain peak jutting through the low cloud which unfortunately spoiled our view , but in minutes we were through the cloud and touching down on the long black runway which ran parallel to the shores of the fiord . |
| 2 | The ridged pasture was falling away in front of Sharpe , sloping down to a long dark oak wood from which a cart track ran north towards a big stone-walled farm that looked like a miniature fort . |
| 3 | Excitement for many at the thought of returning home after the long hard years in exile . |
| 4 | Louis , walking out to the long black car , was a sack of tears . |
| 5 | Looking down at the long fair hair flowing over her shoulders , at the skimpy dress , the unlived-in face , he felt immeasurably old for not wanting to sweep her off there and then and make passionate love to her . |
| 6 | They were looking down into a long dark cellar , lit by a brazier at one end . |
| 7 | Mr Nyers was speaking shortly after a long procedural wrangle on the method of electing the new leadership . |
| 8 | I heard this with embarrassment , remembering how terribly bored and miserable I had been sitting there on a long hot afternoon , hardly understanding a word as chiefs and elders talked to our delegation in local dialect . |