Example sentences of "and [verb] [adv] [prep] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many people claim that Frederick was imprisoned by the Turks , and that after his release he returned to Kaiserslautern and lived there for a long time . |
| 2 | Scottie loved travelling and behaved splendidly during the long drives and sailing periods . |
| 3 | We splashed and laughed and played together for a long time , sharing their delight at looking underwater through a diving mask for the first time . |
| 4 | Jules took a piece of pandoli and chewed contentedly on the long biscuit . |
| 5 | It was a horrific crime and I hope the two thugs who did it can be apprehended and sent away for a long time . ’ |
| 6 | One night , later in their affair , O woke up in the middle of one of his long and noisy dreams and lay there for a long time looking at Boy 's face as he slept . |
| 7 | The courtyard was no longer floodlit but the moon was brilliant , filling the room with light , and Maggie slid from her bed and went quickly to the long window that led to the veranda . |
| 8 | Couville rose and went across to a long leaden tube . |
| 9 | Helen asked me to explain what I meant , and listened carefully to the long story of what I had suffered at Gateshead . |
| 10 | ‘ Why do n't you just get out of this car and come inside for a long cool drink and a long cool swim and admit defeat ? ’ |
| 11 | At the junction with the road she braked just long enough to see that nothing was coming then turned right and careered wildly down the long hill into the village . |