Example sentences of "we [verb] [adv] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | We fled down a long avenue towards the river . |
2 | This was something she had never even heard of , so we spent quite a long time discussing hypnosis , regression and how the techniques could be applied to her situation . |
3 | We spent quite a long time sorting out this problem in the electrostatic case , and we need not repeat the argument here . |
4 | We go back a long way , me and God , and from his first words I could tell that this was going to be a difficult call . |
5 | But I hope he will ; we go back a long way . |
6 | We go back a long way . ’ |
7 | We go back a long way , he and I. " |
8 | ‘ I mean that we go back a long way , and yes , there 's a very special relationship between us , but that 's because … ’ another pause , and he raked his fingers through his hair in a helpless , frustrated gesture ‘ … it was her sister I fell in love with all those years ago . ’ |
9 | We stood there a long time watching , heads tipped back , neck muscles beginning to ache . |
10 | We stayed there a long time , until well after midnight . |
11 | Then she shut us in the byre — and we stayed there a long time ! |