Example sentences of "and long [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the rest of that evening and long after she had gone to bed , Jess was torn by worry , annoyance and something she could n't define . |
| 2 | He was a very easy person to talk to , and long before they reached home she felt as if she had known him for years . |
| 3 | This story was a favourite of the headmistress of her primary school , so she heard it often at Morning Prayers , and long before she could see it as a parable , she already felt shock before its injustice . |
| 4 | The there are parish ministers who are willing to listen and long before it reaches the stage of lawyers and divorce . |
| 5 | By this time there was very little he did not know about being a prince ; and long before he came to it he would know more than most men born to it about being a king . |
| 6 | In those days , if you stuck an advert for the cinema in your window , you got free tickets , and long before I ever understood any kind of plot , we 'd all troop down to the local flea pit and watch whatever was showing . |
| 7 | Lara , sweeping frequently , made a bright 50 , then Richardson — booed loud and long as he came in for his supposed anti Jamaican selections and his team 's poor World Cup performances — made 30 of a stand of 106 with Simmons . |
| 8 | Check that you have the positioning right and encourage your baby to feed for as often and long as he wants to stimulate the flow . |