Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] in a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The last two sets were probably the best two sets I played in a long time , ’ said Sampras , who became the youngest ever US Open champion at 19 three years ago . |
| 2 | His interest and concern calmed me and sitting in his study at the back of the church I felt more at peace than I had in a long time . |
| 3 | So with all this in mind , as I sat in a long queue of airmen for the preliminary examination , I was thankful . |
| 4 | They climbed until they reached the first pocket of snow , which lay in a long , dark slash on the mountain 's side . |
| 5 | Her dark , grey-streaked hair , which she wore in a long bob , had been cut by Vidal Sassoon and she wore a beautifully tailored black suit relieved only by a little white flounce at the neckline . |
| 6 | With the taste of blood still hot on her tongue , she sang in a long , keening cry of the joys of the kill … |
| 7 | When his mouth engulfed her sex she held in a long breath . |
| 8 | One of the things that some chaps found amusing when they went to the " heads " ( the head is what the Navy calls the loo ) , you sat in a long row and a great flush of water ran right through a row of 20 or 30 . |
| 9 | Thus Aquinas , who stood in a long tradition which came to him through the teachings of the early canonists summed up in Gratian 's Decretum ( 1140 ) , was clear that every state had both the right and the duty to defend itself , its legitimate existence , and its rights when these could be legally proved ( ‘ It is legitimate to oppose force with force ’ , as Justinian 's Digest put it ) . |
| 10 | We gathered in a long , low room surrounded by pictures of donkeys and men in long striped skirts like shepherds . |
| 11 | A few weeks ago we were fortunate enough to meet in a public house where I bought you half a dozen pints and we engaged in a long and fascinating conversation . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , he has not honoured the spirit of the words that he used in Committee , where we engaged in a long debate about the value of the assets and the effect on the workers . |
| 13 | They came in a long winding string of wagons , horses , barking dogs , dancing children and donkeys . |
| 14 | But then again there have n't really been any bands that have said what they felt in a long time . ’ |
| 15 | He drew in a long , shuddering breath . |
| 16 | He took in a long breath , held it and squeezed the handle of the cutters . |