Example sentences of "and [vb past] [prep] [art] long [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did not have time to check his mirrors for police cars as he passed All Hallows-on-the-Wall and plunged into the long straight canyon of London Wall . |
| 2 | ‘ Best hang tight to my arm , boy , ’ he yelled and together they leaned forward and tramped through the long wet grass to wrestle with the Littles ' gate . |
| 3 | That leaves mothers , children and older people behind in the mad scramble for the doors when the bus arrives , to stand packed together jolted and elbowed for the long slow journeys . |
| 4 | As they left the confines of the city and started on the long straight empty road to Samana , the sun was glowing ruby-red behind the dark wooded hills , the sky translucent delicate silk . |
| 5 | Lambert and Church bowled past the two-seater and eased into a long right-hand turn to follow the German planes , Lambert firing short bursts to attract their attention . |
| 6 | Dot waited and waited in the long brown corridor with nowhere to sit . |