Example sentences of "because [pron] [verb] [verb] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No — but only because I 've got a long drive ahead of me . |
| 2 | Then the Bishop firmly gripped the King 's tunic round his chest and shook it violently , saying again , " You owe me a kiss because I have come a long way to see you . " |
| 3 | Florence Ames was quieter about it , as though she had the measure of things because she had spent a long time in looking at them . |
| 4 | It was a little bit awkward , because she wanted to spend a long weekend there in July , and I had to sort out the dates with Alex to make sure they did n't clash . |
| 5 | Another dealer explained : ‘ There are some punters who will buy a stock just because it has fallen a long way . ’ |