Example sentences of "which [vb past] a long [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the machinery was powered by a gas engine which drove a long shaft near the ceiling that in turn , by means of belts to fast and loose pulleys , provided the motive power for the various equipment . |
| 2 | It was a fall down the cellar steps of one of these houses which started a long history of back trouble . |
| 3 | For it was he who arranged the finance which went a long way towards putting the station on the air . |
| 4 | Also on Oct. 17 the Supreme Soviet passed a decree which went a long way towards meeting other student demands , and secured an end to the protests . |
| 5 | At last there was room for a central bureau of information , which went a long way to reducing the confusion caused by overlapping responsibilities . |
| 6 | Città del Castello , which had a long rivalry with Arezzo , had reason to want papal protection in order to stave off the ambitions of Arezzo . |