Example sentences of "were [vb pp] [prep] the long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But these positive achievements were enmeshed with the longer history of middle-class women 's involvement in social regulation and class disciplining . |
| 2 | His shirt hung open as he sat again , and Theda 's eyes were riveted to the long column of his neck , the golden glow of his chest below it . |
| 3 | We were treated to the long diatribes of detailed considerations about the cost of paper clips and God knows what else . |
| 4 | However , when cells were transfected with the longer N-Oct 3 cDNA ( Figure 3a , lane 6 , Fig. 3b plasmid IV ) there was an inverse intensity of the two N-Oct 5 bands . |
| 5 | Before Antony Licata styled the alternative look , dashes of golden copper lights were added to the longer areas at the top and sides . |
| 6 | Even in these circumstances the approach provided a deep insight into the information needs of the organisation , and revealed a considerable number of potential improvements , some of which were implemented in the course of the study and others that were addressed in the longer term . |
| 7 | These are the pay and conditions which were imposed following the long spell of industrial action . |
| 8 | For that last half-hour of the day , the dunes became a deeper gold and were scored with the long shadows of palm trees , whose tops were so green that I fancied that if my arm had been long enough I could have plucked a leaf and eaten it as if it had been parsley . |
| 9 | A variety of reasons were proffered for the long delay in setting the seal on a deal but drummer Gary Murdoch maintains that ‘ we 've had a string of managers who did n't really know their job ’ . |
| 10 | They were seated round the long oak table , with the remains of supper still spread out . |
| 11 | The undulations in the grass were heightened by the long shadows , and she tripped over . |