Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] [prep] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | The smoke in Broadcasting House offices blew through long meetings on the subject of Julian and Sandy . |
| 2 | The National Association of Probation Officers went into Long Lartin in Worcestershire to interview and examine the personal files of men who insist they 're innocent.Anne Nankivell reports . |
| 3 | Whenever possible laser and radiotherapy were performed on an outpatient basis although many patients came from long distances so radiotherapy had to be given as an inpatient . |
| 4 | Two strong groups emerged behind Long and Chamberlain , about equal in numbers , but there were few backers for Carson or Law . |
| 5 | Twice , men went for long journeys across the snow . |
| 6 | On one occasion , a group watched a prayer meeting held in Martyr 's Square in Tripoli : row upon row of men stood before long carpets spread on the tarmac and performed their prayers : it was an impressive sight . |
| 7 | The houses ran in long terraces , built in the late nineteenth century to house the workers and their families in this thriving industrial centre . |
| 8 | Quakers resorted to long balls , giving Nick Cusack several half chances , but they should have been back in the game after 72 minutes when David Cork jinked round his marker , Martin James , in the six yard box , and was then hauled down . |
| 9 | The boys knew from long experience that this was a sign of trouble . |
| 10 | Above me the reddish escarpment and the red stone of the terraces contrasts with all the fresh greens sketched in long lines . |
| 11 | In the evenings , skating parties were held under coloured lights and skates flashed under long skirts to tunes like ‘ The Blue Danube ’ . |
| 12 | THOUSANDS of Namibians stood in long queues , stretching nearly a mile in some cases , as they waited to vote on the first day of Namibia 's five-day pre-independence election yesterday . |
| 13 | Broadsheets turned to long articles about general themes , campaign strategies and sophisticated analysis of opinion polls . |