Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] [prep] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | My first ambition was to be a concert pianist , but I come from a long line of actors and I suppose it was inevitable really that I 'd follow them . |
| 2 | no it 's not addressing the issue but I said in the longer term that could be one of the options |
| 3 | But I think in the long run , although I do n't agree with forty , I would rather have gone a forty two , erm it will probably help the sport immensely in the end . |
| 4 | I had not realized how close they had been but she grieved for a long while for the grandmother to whom she had felt close and in whom she had found it easy to confide . |
| 5 | But we went for a long walk and Ally started talking about his work in a way I had n't heard before . |
| 6 | But here 's Rozario Gemmell Black Pearce is up in support but he goes for the long ball in and Hill met it first . |
| 7 | Soapy moved on , but he walked for a long time before he tried again . |
| 8 | It sounded utterly preposterous but it led to a longer silence . |