Example sentences of "and [verb] [adv prt] [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Improv provides business an professional users with a unique set of capabilities for dynamic viewing and analysis , and , for building spreadsheets that can be easily reused , modified and shared over a long lifecycle . |
2 | They file into the office and sit round the long oak table , slightly in awe of Vic , serious men in chain-store suits , with pens and pencils sticking out of their breast pockets . |
3 | ( Martial arts are a way of life — skills learnt and practised over a long period , used to tune the mind and body to a state of superb readiness . |
4 | Benstede pursed his lips and let out a long sigh . |
5 | ‘ There is enough to do , ’ he said , and let out a long breath . |
6 | Without a moment 's delay Aunt Tossie got up and sailed down the long room , the ends of her boa floating out behind her , careless majesty in her gait . |
7 | With the body and neck made of maple , a wide strap is almost essential , as the Artist weighs a ton , and lasting out a long gig without collapsing or gaining some kind of spinal disorder is something of an achievement . |
8 | The church began in late Saxon times and developed over a long period , finally being made redundant in the 1960s , when part of it collapsed . |
9 | Mould a very little black food colouring into some spare fondant to create a light marbled grey effect , and roll out a long strip to place along each side of the road . |
10 | He must have been crouched behind a bank of snow watching him all the time as he came struggling and panting up the long slope . |
11 | The second man reached into his pocket and pulled out a long length of what looked like ribbon . |
12 | The CEGB would perhaps be more fully convincing in its argument on fuel diversity if it could show that it had more real commitment to the development and use over a long time scale of renewable-energy technologies . |
13 | No wonder the Polynesians call them aa flows — and go round the long way ! |
14 | It is no longer adequate just to produce a plan of a church : all walls and elevations need to be examined closely , since most churches are built , developed and extended over a long period . |
15 | Pion pulled at Masklin 's arm , pointed to the looming white shape with his other hand , and rattled off a long sentence in Floridian or , if the Thing was right , nearly original nomish . |