Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Married to Jean Desforges , who became European long jump champion , Pickering leaves a son , Shaun , and daughter Kim . |
| 2 | Mr Langford , 39 , said , ‘ Kids today just do n't want this long hair business any more . ’ |
| 3 | Sally did n't want another long day on the hill , so wished me well and watched for an hour as my headtorch beam got smaller and more erratic as I moved away across the glacier , interrogating the ice . |
| 4 | Sitting on a carved stool on the hearthrug , holding forth like the Ancient Mariner , Haverford was bringing some long anecdote to a conclusion . |
| 5 | ‘ Similar offences in the past have received a fortnight 's suspension , but because of the player 's disciplinary record he has been given this long ban , ’ said the committee chairman David Johnson . |
| 6 | From the United States of America , however , comes a genus which will survive all but the coldest of winters and provide that long season of colour which makes the half hardy perennials such a popular group of garden plants . |
| 7 | If I risk ending this long study of sexual dissidence by speaking of love it is without apology and simply to acknowledge its inspiration . |
| 8 | Make a vow never to write another long job description . |
| 9 | Bombay : An official denial of moves to end price controls on steel triggered nervous long liquidation across the board . |
| 10 | In contrast , stents provide reasonable long term palliation in most cases . |
| 11 | If anything , he looked younger and fitter , he 'd certainly kept himself in trim , although the hair was thinning and he seemed to be cultivating one long strand on the right side which could be plastered over the scalp . |
| 12 | as if to prove his point he drew one long finger over her cheek , trailing it over her bottom lip , his eyes glinting reprovingly when she tried to bite . |
| 13 | He stroked one long finger down her cheek , and she wondered savagely why , even now , she could n't recoil from his touch . |
| 14 | He flicked the white silk bow undone , his fingers running through it , inciting shivers of heat to flood her skin as he studied her through those hooded lids , and deliberately stroked one long finger down the nape of her neck and lowered his blue eyes to watch her nipples erect in fierce , unwanted response . |
| 15 | Your close relationships inevitably involve one long process of jockeying for position . |
| 16 | This specialist centre has superb long distance cruises in Wayfarers ideal for the more adventurous , though other sailing is limited . |
| 17 | Our aim is to build the strength of an outstanding portfolio of brands with consumers around the world , and thereby provide superior long term financial returns for shareholders . |
| 18 | The Trail starts at the south-east of Brighstone Forest where it meets another long distance route — the Tennyson Trail . |
| 19 | " Wa-a-a-a , " came another long cry from the guest bedroom . |
| 20 | said yeah he said we can do some long distance ones . |
| 21 | I do not believe that it would be right to reverse this long line of authority and declare that certiorari should now lie to reverse the decision of a visitor on a question of law . |
| 22 | Let this long day be full for you , |
| 23 | Radiotherapy often relieves pain that is untreatable with laser , and may give better long term control so that repeat laser procedures are required less often . |
| 24 | Two new fortresses were built far from Ulthuan to enable these long range missions to be accomplished . |
| 25 | ‘ Sure , ’ said Morris , conjuring another long cigarette out of the air . |
| 26 | I stand another long minute on the cold pavement opposite his terraced house , and I watch . |
| 27 | Peter 's got this long arrow in his room . |
| 28 | Roland did not want to hear another long speech from Blackadder about Beatrice Nest 's long-delayed edition of Ellen Ash . |
| 29 | he 's got such long rubber legs has n't he , he looked ridiculous , but he ai nt 'arf gone thin , he 's really gone thin so , now do I have to bake this blind first |
| 30 | The last is particularly important as it should provide good long term revenue prospects . |