Example sentences of "[pron] from [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When nobody from the long list of eminent organizations which had registered their opposition could be present , however ( which was most of the time ) , the burden of maintaining a presence and regular cross-examining was left to a few stalwarts . |
| 2 | He 's saved you from a long prison-term . |
| 3 | Because one week we had one from a long bit ago but I did n't see the rest through the week . |
| 4 | You can hear them from a long way now what you do is you sit them down and let them take up their own particular position , you can , if they 've got their medication their Ventilin or whatever , you can put it beside them , they will know if they need to take it or not , get them with the fresh air and let them take up their own position which is usually leaning forward so that it expands their lungs , talk to them about something different because sometimes well they 've got to think of what to answer you , it 's relaxing those tubes , now if they 're taking their medication and it does n't work within about five minutes get them to hospital , because the only people that really die with asthma are those that have taken medication and keep saying I 'll give it a few more minutes , give it a few more minutes and if they 're getting worse and worse they 're leaving it too long . |
| 5 | ‘ I remember him from a long time ago . |
| 6 | She was so aware of him that he seemed to be touching her from a long way off . |
| 7 | When a few minutes later , amid the oohs and aahs from the three women , she stood and looked at the person staring back at her from the long mirror , she could n't believe it was herself . |
| 8 | ‘ You said that if you drop a clock into a black hole , and you watch it from a long way off , the hands appear to go round slower the closer it gets to the hole . |