Example sentences of "draw a long [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rostov drew a long shuddering breath . |
| 2 | Swinging the horse 's head to face the massed coolies again , Duclos drew a long solid wood truncheon from a leather saddle scabbard and stood up in the stirrups . |
| 3 | They drew a long covert upwind between Queen Hoo Hall and Bramfield . |
| 4 | Annoyed with herself , she drew a long hissing breath as she gritted through tight lips , ‘ Really , I do n't know why I 'm revealing all this to a complete stranger — somebody I 've only just met — ’ |
| 5 | The stubbles are dew-raked by men drawing a long iron-toothed rake . ’ |
| 6 | In the tense silence that followed , Tam and Lan , who had their faces to the wall , heard their father draw a long shuddering breath ; then the first crack of the bamboo cane rang through the quiet room like a pistol shot . |