Example sentences of "[prep] long [noun] [pers pn] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact they needed little breaking in and after only a couple of long walks they were very comfortable indeed . |
| 2 | This meant that for long periods they were uncomfortably silent because they could think of nothing to say . |
| 3 | Aldershot 's neat football , in difficult windy conditions , kept them well in the game and for long spells they were firmly in control . |
| 4 | In a large house with long corridors it is worth fitting extra alarms with an interconnect facility , so if one is triggered the others sound too . |
| 5 | On long strides he was leading her towards the door , oblivious to her inner anguish . |