Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [vb infin] [art] long " in BNC.

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1 Sir , If you please to send me a scarlet Cardinal [ a short red cloak ] , and let it be full yard long , and rather longer than a yard long , and let it be full , for it be for a large Woman , they tell me I may have a long one , and a handsome one , for 11s but I shou 'd not be willing to give more than 12s , but if you have any as long as that , either duffil or cloth , if it is cheaper , I shou 'd like it as well as , for I am not to give but 12s for it .
2 To escape from Heathcliff I must go a long way away .
3 I 'll get a long , long rest when I get in me box , miss .
4 I 'll get a longer lead as well for it
5 you take the high road and I 'll take the long road and I 'll be in Scotland
6 As we sat in the garden behind his surf shop and talked I could feel the long grass beneath my feet with a sensual awareness I 'd never experienced before .
7 In the candle-light I could see a long table , in the middle of which was a large yellow shape , with hundreds of insects feeding off it .
8 Through the glass I could see the long lines of blue moving away down the street and I could still hear the shouts of the corporal .
9 I 'd like a long , cold drink , please , ’ she murmured , ‘ something really refreshing . ’
10 I suppose the fact that I 'd made it at the age of 14 was important because it meant I would go a long way in athletics .
11 I shall write a long poem about what I saw shining from the other side . ’
12 Then after four months I will have a long holiday . ’
13 I can remember the long cloudless days when we drove for mile after mile over desert that stretched out around us as flatly as an unruffled sea ; the way we would pull the throttle out so that the needle stood up straight at the figure forty , and then would laze back with our legs stretched out across the bonnet … .
14 A. The tank sounds a bit on the small side to me , which may prove a long term problem , though it does n't seem to be causing any difficulties at present .
15 Wherever they went , they would have to go on foot , which might take a long time .
16 Lowden bridges are unusual in two respects : the saddles are split into two sections for optimum intonation on wound and unwound strings , and the strings mount through from the back of the bridge rather than via the old bridge-pin method , which would mean a longer string-changing time .
17 So far readers have raised £13,400 , which will go a long way towards safeguarding the centre 's future .
18 A lot of changes are being made which will go a long way towards making the garments more user friendly .
19 It is much easier to improve ‘ performance ’ on such measures by decreasing the denominator than by increasing the numerator , which can take a long time , involves risk and has to be discounted for taxation .
20 Yes , she must write a long loving letter to Charlie .
21 You 'll have a long day tomorrow , ’ Rose encouraged .
22 You 'll have a long wait , ’ flashed Isabel , and immediately cursed herself when fitzAlan grinned again .
23 The specialists had said that if she was careful , she could live a long time .
24 Charles behaved rather like a landlord who could take a long view of the future and expect his possessions to provide him with an income in the fullness of time .
25 ‘ With most criminal kidnaps you could expect a long wait .
26 And erm you could see a long distance with it like that you know , especially if you could see a fox from er about a mile and a half , you could see right going along the rocks in the mountains .
27 Under Swiss law she would get a long prison sentence .
28 She would take the long route back over the desolate flats .
29 ‘ I thought you would enjoy a longer ride on such a lovely night .
30 I well remember I said to myself at the time , " there is a lad who will go a long way . "
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