Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] the long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oxford United 's fans , more than fifteen hundred of them made the long journey to Tranmere on Saturday to support their team . |
| 2 | I made the long trip with my boys but the unit told me I should not be there . |
| 3 | I stroked the long handle of the trowel , wondering if my father had a name for that stick of his . |
| 4 | I walk the long dark pier that bends |
| 5 | I drove the long way round , debating what to say and do . ’ |
| 6 | I walked the long way with the early sun bright in my eyes and frosted gravel crisp beneath my feet . |
| 7 | I remember the long faces in the Tontine Coffee House at Glasgow Cross on the morning of 27 January 1783 when the news broke . |
| 8 | I lift the long curls from my head and brush some life back into my flattened hair . |
| 9 | But within days meal times became battlegrounds between my family and me , and I needed the long walks more than ever , to let off steam . |
| 10 | Then there was another , and others behind it , and I saw the long bare tail like a whip , the narrow head , the yellow teeth that seemed too big for the jaws , the glittering red eyes . |
| 11 | To my left I saw the long purple curtains twitch in the window and for a moment I thought it was her just making sure I 'd gone . |
| 12 | The fellow stood up and I saw the long , brown gown of a Franciscan monk , the rough cord round his waist and the wooden crucifix slung on a piece of string round his neck . |
| 13 | I thought the long fingering of man should was a lovely expression |
| 14 | I took the long cut home . |
| 15 | I love the long bare hills with just the odd clump of trees . |
| 16 | I remembered the long , graceful legs of the prioress wrapped firmly around me and hid my smile . |
| 17 | I think the long term results of this are entirely good , but in the short term there 's going to be major instability , making life possibly quite nasty for everyone . |
| 18 | Starting early , I traverse the long ridge of hills that separates me from Isafjördur , arriving late in the afternoon . |
| 19 | As well as the Old Library which contains the Long Room , there are seven other library buildings . |
| 20 | I had agreed to be co-author , but it was not until seven years after his retirement that work could begin , for only then had his committee activities abated to an extent which allowed the long periods necessary for writing and discussion . |
| 21 | Recovering my composure , if not much dignity , I followed the bird through the trees and came on a female ( which lacks the long plumes and has a chestnut back and tail ) which appeared to be nest-building almost above our heads . |
| 22 | But it is the staging post for the final leg which takes the long distance route to Fort William — and it 's the beginning of another fine walk which , like the Way , skirts the heights of the Mamore range to reach scenic Glen Nevis . |
| 23 | It was siesta time , that full-stop in the day which divides the long morning from the long evening . |
| 24 | The ground which nurtured the long golden grass was hard and dry . |
| 25 | The horses always go much better on the second day , which makes the long journey seem worthwhile . |
| 26 | Actually , if you take the , if you , if you make the long list and then say to the client , well now , what can you do without . |
| 27 | She straightened the long limbs and pressed the strands of black cotton she had used for hair more firmly into the scalp . |
| 28 | When she fluttered the long lashes of her baby blue eyes she had the timeless charm of Olive Oyl or Betty Boop . |
| 29 | It 's a special plan that enables you to avoid the long wait for medical treatment — but without the high costs of so many private health schemes . |
| 30 | Once you have seen which publishers might be interested in your novel , you begin the long process of sending it to one after another . |