Example sentences of "[pron] [vb pp] [prep] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their horses were fresher , and gradually closed on Sharpe who , to spare the mare 's strength , tried to avoid the worst hills , but he eventually found himself trapped in a long valley and was forced to put the mare at a steep grass slope which led to a bare skyline . |
| 2 | The BBC found itself embroiled in a long series of disputes with the government , partly over its financing , partly over alleged anti-government reporting of such episodes as the Libyan bombing raids in 1986 ( covered by an able woman reporter , Kate Adie ) . |
| 3 | has n't been one published for a long while . |
| 4 | Here thieves removed a picture from the wall and police believe they then walked out with it hidden under a long raincoat . |
| 5 | Llanelli and Neath put on a show as good as anything seen for a long time at club level . |