Example sentences of "[noun sg] from [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the summer the scene as the sun slowly sank , gave reflections in pink from the long river bank . |
| 2 | There was a rustling from the long grass down the hill — yes , it was the path I came up yesterday ( was it only yesterday — or a million years ago ? ) and Vern reappeared out of the undergrowth . |
| 3 | Here it grates more than usually , despite British voices in the mix : the unmistakable tones of Maggie Smith ; Bob Hoskins taking a break from a long run of phoney American accents to play a cockney Smee . |
| 4 | Here it grates more than usually , despite British voices in the mix : the unmistakable tones of Maggie Smith ; Bob Hoskins taking a break from a long run of phoney American accents to play a cockney Smee . |
| 5 | The name Venturous was a break from the long line of traditional names for Cutters as it had never previously been used . |
| 6 | Unfortunately it is too far south to be properly seen from Britain or the northern United States , but when high up it is truly impressive , and it is easy to conjure up the picture of a scorpion from the long line of bright stars , with the ‘ head ’ and the ‘ sting ’ . |
| 7 | The warder peered through the observation slot then selected a key from the long chain that dangled from his belt . |
| 8 | She realized then that the coffin lid had simply been lifted off , letting in light from a long strip-light that hung from a plain rock ceiling . |
| 9 | To induce speculators to take on net long positions , they have to be compensated with an expected return from the long position that exceeds the risk-free rate ; i.e. , their return must include a risk premium . |
| 10 | The slope eased , and I came over what had seemed from below like a ridge , but in fact was merely the folding of ice from a long saddle that ran like a narrow valley between west and east summits . |
| 11 | They matter , too , to the curriculum of younger age-groups — and it is difficult for any manager to justify omitting the primary school teacher from the long term planning of vocational education . |
| 12 | They looked what they were : creatures , Spirits of Trees , that had emerged from the ancient Wolfwood from a long , long sleep and who were alive and alert and completely without pity towards their enemies … |
| 13 | Pemberton hit the post from a long way out for Leeds . |
| 14 | They were finally rewarded when Wadforth fired them in front from a short corner but they momentarily relaxed and Pelicans replied almost immediately with a well-worked move from a long corner which caught out the defence . |
| 15 | The anarchist , or more accurately anarcho-syndicalist , CNT ( National Confederation of Labour ) had been founded in 1910–11 ; its main bastions were Catalonia , where socialist strength in the working class was virtually non-existent ; Andalusia , where anarchism drew vigour from a long tradition of rural insurrectionism and millenarianism ; Zaragoza ; and parts of Asturias , Valencia and Galicia . |
| 16 | I reach over the palletwood fence and pour water from the long spout into his half-empty ice cream tub , then straighten and stare at the huge , inert body , my mind searching for an excuse to proceed beyond the shed . |
| 17 | He saw her dust devil from a long way away , and knew that she had been led here by her own dreams , by the pull of the moon . |
| 18 | The Dublin Experience is located in the Arts Building , across the square from the Long Room . |
| 19 | Forcing his way through a gap in a hedge , he caught his hand on a thorn and saw beads of blood ooze from a long scratch . |
| 20 | By the summer of 774 Pavia was in a state of famine from the long siege , and Desiderius agreed to submit and open the gates on the condition that his life and those of his men would be spared . |
| 21 | This principle provided an escape route from the long process of establishing common European rules and regulations for all goods . |
| 22 | There , he opened the case , took a trowel from it , and began to dig up bulb after bulb from a long flower-bed on the other side of a path near the fence . |
| 23 | He still seemed so real , so close that she could feel his disapproval , and somehow she felt he was using will-power from a long way off . |
| 24 | Then I bit into the first slice of bread ; home made , plastered thickly with farm butter and topped by a lavish layer of heather honey from the long row of hives I had often seen on the edge of the moor above . |
| 25 | It was siesta time , that full-stop in the day which divides the long morning from the long evening . |
| 26 | Ruth heard Mrs Peterson 's voice from a long way off . |
| 27 | Sara heard Matthew 's voice from a long way off . |
| 28 | He rose to leave , stretching limbs still a little stiff from the long ride . |
| 29 | These attractive apartments are only a 10 minute walk from the long sandy beach and to the resort centre where bars , shops and restaurants and an excellent range of sports are to be found . |
| 30 | So , if you 're looking for a hotel with great amenities , and a good atmosphere whilst still being only 15 minutes walk from the long , sandy beach and Lloret 's rocking nightlife , then look no further for Summer ‘ 90 ! |