Example sentences of "he [verb] [to-vb] [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As eighth reserve for the tournament the chances were slim , but he decided to make the long journey to Crooked Stick , Indiana , on the off-chance . |
| 2 | He had to go the long way around , but it gave him plenty of time to watch for any indication that there might be anybody at home . |
| 3 | But the poem of his that he most needed reassurance about was Homage to Sextus Propertius ( 1919 ) , and for that he had to wait a long time . |
| 4 | He had to have a long swig of Bell 's to shift it . |
| 5 | He paused to take a long draught of his own coffee . |
| 6 | ‘ He liked the song so much he wanted to have a long version of it , ’ claimed Moroder , ‘ and that 's when I did the 17-minute one . |