Example sentences of "[vb past] out a long " in BNC.
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1 | Putting his hand inside his dirty bomber jacket , he drew out a long , thick kitchen knife and put it on the dashboard . |
2 | He delved into a saddlebag and drew out a long , black chain . |
3 | Ellen Harker let out a long breath and relaxed visibly . |
4 | It let out a long clang . |
5 | She let out a long whistle , and heard him chuckle . |
6 | He let out a long , shuddering breath . |
7 | He let out a long breath and raised his hands to cover both ears . |
8 | He let out a long breath then turned to look at Hitch . |
9 | Hans let out a long breath . |
10 | Evans let out a long whistle . |
11 | Harry let out a long breath . |
12 | He let out a long breath . |
13 | He let out a long , gasping sigh . |
14 | When it slammed behind him she let out a long , shaky breath and felt blindly for a chair , afraid she 'd collapse without some means of support . |
15 | Robyn let out a long , quivering breath and felt the treacherous ache in her body . |
16 | She let out a long , sobbing shriek . |
17 | She let out a long , appreciative sigh . |
18 | Cindy Hill breathed out a long sigh of relief . |
19 | When the 10th Plenum of the Central Committee met in September 1956 , Vo Nguyen Giap read out a long list of errors , some quite devastating : ‘ We have failed to realise the necessity of uniting with the middle-level peasants . |
20 | The second man reached into his pocket and pulled out a long length of what looked like ribbon . |
21 | Later , when they were in their bedroom , preparing for Evensong , John pulled out a long legal envelope from his travelling writing case and said : ‘ Here is my real present to you . |
22 | The phone rang , and he reached out a long arm and hooked it up . |
23 | Penry reached out a long arm and drew her in front of him so that she stood in the shelter of his arms as he held the wheel . |
24 | Suddenly , on the other side of the path , the fern parted and there looked out a long , dog-like head , striped black and white . |
25 | On their way out they opened up a tool-box and took out a long slender chisel apiece . |
26 | He took out a long piece of paper , and read : |
27 | He was silent for a long time , then he blew out a long stream of smoke and turned his head towards her . |
28 | She gave out a long sigh . |
29 | Middlemass stretched out a long arm and held the instrument to his left ear . |