Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [prep] [verb] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is the practice of buying a long line of stock from one seller and then selling the shares through the market . |
| 2 | I am against the custom of pillaging a long work for its ‘ beauties ’ and letting the rest sink or swim . |
| 3 | And our thoughts changed from admiring the scenery to contemplating a long uphill stretch . |
| 4 | I could not face the prospect of spending a long holiday in Weymouth , because I would argue with my sister , and it rains too much in Weymouth . |
| 5 | This made it easy for the doctor to see at a glance how Vincent 's temperature had changed up or down , since the operation without studying a long list of figures . |