Example sentences of "[vb past] [adj] long [noun] " 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 Slowly I got up and drew some long breaths .
3 I looked around the ship , and after a few minutes , I found some long pieces of wood .
4 I hid Buff 's laser gun and used some long plants to tie him up .
5 Bombay : An official denial of moves to end price controls on steel triggered nervous long liquidation across the board .
6 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 .
7 He stroked one long finger down her cheek , and she wondered savagely why , even now , she could n't recoil from his touch .
8 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 .
9 " Wa-a-a-a , " came another long cry from the guest bedroom .
10 He created havoc and caused many long faces amongst the island 's hierarchy by taking six for 16 in 6 overs .
11 In California , Diana Russell found that ‘ it was almost exclusively wives who were extremely upset and who claimed great long term effects ’ from marital rape who reported other acts of marital violence to the police , since the rape itself was not a crime .
12 There followed three long years of picket lines as the NUJ battled with Pergamon Press chiefs for reinstatement .
13 ‘ Not in Europe , Jane , where I spent ten long years looking for an ideal .
14 My unwanted guest and I spent five long days and evenings together , with the wind and rain beating on the windows .
15 I spent seven long days pining for my new family and staring miserably at two crumpled photos .
16 Small grunts of satisfaction broke another long silence .
17 The amended regulations which came into force on 1 August 1955 , included two long sentences following the lines of Recommendation 6 :
18 Then he took another long drink of beer .
19 I picked up the bottle beside me and took another long swig .
20 I took another long drag at the Capstan , and inspected my trembling hand .
21 It took many long years for the twelve swords to emerge from the workshops of Alaric , long years even for a Dwarf , and , as it proved , more than the lifetime of a man .
22 He crossed one long leg over the other , and she was conscious of how virile and masculine he was .
23 He raised a mocking dark brow as he sat back in his seat and crossed one long leg over the other , and Fran bit back a sudden urge to snap an answer at him .
24 His beer arrived and he took one long sip from it , tilting his head back .
25 The robes were of black or crimson velvet — over body armour — and all of those seated at the desks wore identical long masks .
26 She took several long mouthfuls of the drink , then looked around for Faye , wanting to make sure this party was n't too taxing for her patient .
27 This produced several long skeins of yarn .
28 After these words , Mr Ellis then presented each long service employee with an inscribed watch .
29 She gave another long sigh .
30 On a Creagan a'Choire Etchachan , a line spotted in the summer beside scabbard and crossing Sheath , therefore called Switchblade ( V ) , gave another long day to John Lyall and me .
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