Example sentences of "she [verb] [pron] [prep] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Short of battering him on the head with a blunt instrument — the thought held immense appeal , and she savoured it for a long moment , before reluctantly putting it on hold — she could n't come up with any way out of the present situation . |
| 2 | She was endeavouring to find her way to the courtyard when , reaching the end of one of the wide corridors , she found herself in a long gallery lined with portraits . |
| 3 | She instanced her of a long line of lagers , I consumed three Waistwatchers , two Seckburgers , an American Way and a double order of Tuckleberry Pie . |
| 4 | Please would she meet him for a long dinner on Friday — he would expect to hear from her tomorrow or the next day . |
| 5 | I used to go and fetch the , the butter from do n't bring margarine my father used to say we put better stuff on our machines so er I used to go to for my father kept foul , I used to fetch a peck of , bushel of this and a bushel of , you know all the various things that , bran and stuff for the foul yes , yes and I believe a lady , she has , she 's only recently died and but she kept it for a long long while Elsie her name was . |
| 6 | She said nothing for a long time , then shook her head . |
| 7 | She said it in a long , sighing breath , still staring , almost avidly , at the side of the house . |
| 8 | She ushered them down a long corridor through countless swing doors . |
| 9 | After a frugal meal , she wrapped herself in a long white cashmere cardigan that Ace had insisted on buying her , and sat out on the balcony that overlooked the distant Atlantic ocean , and , more immediately , the beautiful gardens of the hotel . |
| 10 | He had n't seen her eat anything for a long time . |