Example sentences of "he [vb past] a long [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the fourth day he received a long chatty letter from Eleanor . |
| 2 | He took a long reflective swallow . |
| 3 | He gave a long shuddering sigh and gulped , tears in his eyes . |
| 4 | He gave a long weary sigh and removed the pince-nez . |
| 5 | He had a long criminal record at Scotland Yard and was currently on their wanted list for a variety of crimes , the most serious being the murder of an East End gangster . |
| 6 | He had a long pale face , fashionably spiky fair hair and a pleasant smile . |
| 7 | He had a long thin nose . |
| 8 | She said , ‘ Well , he had a long white beard and robe of course . |
| 9 | In October 1718 he published a long mock-heroic poem , The Chevalier de St. George . |