Example sentences of "[unc] [verb] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Richardson 's have a long , single-storey ranch of a place in Blackheath . |
| 2 | Anyway s to cut a long story short , I had a word with Stuart to see what it 'd cost . |
| 3 | Cos I took Nicky in to see her first because our Nicky 's one of those that erm takes a long time to get to know anybody ? |
| 4 | The war of 1689 – 97 saw a long series of such contacts between the belligerents almost from its outbreak ; and the final settlement stemmed from protracted discussions between French and Dutch emissaries in 1694 – 96 . |
| 5 | A grimy and unidentified B16 draws a long freight out of the works sidings , and ( right ) J39 2702 shunts near the same spot . |
| 6 | Logging GNP per capita goes a long way towards holding the midspreads constant by making them similar in size . |