Example sentences of "a long journey [coord] " in BNC.

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1 ’ It was a long journey but no more hazardous than any other .
2 He was a scholar and for many years studied to learn the ways of dragons ; he was proud but not stupid , and he learned all that the books could teach him , and then he set off on a long journey and captured two baby dragons and brought them home as pets .
3 If you are taken to Harmondsworth after a long journey and several hours of interrogation by Immigration Officers , there is nowhere for you to lie down and rest .
4 It was not a long journey and as the sun was shining it was a very pleasant one .
5 ‘ I think so , ’ she said , straightening in her seat and looking around like someone who 'd fallen asleep on a long journey and awoken in an unfamiliar place .
6 ‘ I really ought to be going , ’ said Penelope , ‘ what with having a long journey and work tomorrow . ’
7 It was a relief to all of them when at half-past ten Robina got up and declared firmly that they had a long journey and must now go .
8 Jenna did n't know if he meant that they had finally arrived after a long journey or if he was reliving his youth here , claiming his past again .
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