Example sentences of "come [adv] [prep] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , as she crossed into Farringdon Street and saw familiar landmarks , she stopped and put down her bag , gazing about her with the pleasure of someone who has come home after a long absence . |
| 2 | That would be a mistake : this is one of the most satisfying and interesting CDs I have come across in a long while . |
| 3 | Sandra Peden , her that works in the Co-operative she 's a Gold Medallist in Elocution you know , well wait till I tell you she came on in a long Laura Ashley nightdress carrying a Wee Willie Winkie candlestick with wee pink bedsocks and a matching pompom hat and did Holy Willie 's Prayer . |
| 4 | He came in with a long stride , with head erect , and calm authoritative eyes . |
| 5 | At the end of September Violet came home for a long weekend and Perdita was so bloody-minded that in despair Daisy escaped to Harvest Festival for an hour of peace . |
| 6 | That 's something that did n't happen when I came home after a long day at work . |
| 7 | One day , their father Mr Earnshaw came back from a long journey . |
| 8 | He and his son were coming home from a long day 's fishing . |
| 9 | It was like the sun coming out after a long time of darkness . |
| 10 | They were told a carefully graduated series of lies : first that their mother was staying in hospital for a while , then that she might not come home for a long time , and finally that she might never come back . |
| 11 | so I thought you were going to cos you did n't come back for a long time . |
| 12 | It 's like people sometimes have problems when they come out after a long stay in hospital — or the same sort of thing anyway . |
| 13 | When sh , Sarah comes in with a long skirt on he , he goes up |
| 14 | When Sombro comes home after a long excursion , he 's usually very thin , in poor shape and a bit battered and bruised . |