Example sentences of "come [adv] [prep] a long [noun sg] " 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 | 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 . |
| 4 | That 's something that did n't happen when I came home after a long day at work . |
| 5 | He and his son were coming home from a long day 's fishing . |
| 6 | ‘ I would seriously think about coming here for a longer stay if the right opportunity arose , but I do have a lot going for me back home , ’ said Lloyd , who spent his early years in Epping . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | When Sombro comes home after a long excursion , he 's usually very thin , in poor shape and a bit battered and bruised . |