Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] a long and " in BNC.
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| 1 | AN EERIE silence will descend on the steel town of Motherwell next weekend when the big Ravenscraig strip mill winds down for a long and unwelcome seasonal break . |
| 2 | Perhaps after a long and unpleasant time in various German prison camps in Bavaria , Czechoslovakia and Brunswick , where the prisoners had been subjected to very severe bombing raids in which a number of them were killed , he had lost some of his characteristically boyish expression , but his sense of humour had n't suffered . |
| 3 | These important nuances are often recognised only after a long and intimate experience of the couple under study . |
| 4 | An energy policy was , however , not surprisingly not quickly agreed ; it passed only after a long and bitter struggle that extended through most of Carter 's term of office and the package of measures finally agreed was inevitably different and weaker than the one the White House had originally requested . |
| 5 | The final allied victory against Japan came only after a long and costly struggle . |
| 6 | He was conscious of a growing feeling of peace and well-being as he drew nearer — like a weary traveller returning home after a long and tiring journey . |
| 7 | Ex-Fini Triber , Ministry Man and Revolting Cock Chris Connelly team up with the Tribe once more in a long and slow shuffling expedition that 's not necessarily a club-oriented track but is constructed from the fundamental elements of the club scene at least . |
| 8 | But he stood there watching until the little car had disappeared , as though Ellen were setting off on a long and dangerous journey from which she might never return . |
| 9 | MIDDLESBROUGH Bears , facing their first Homefire League match of the 1992 season in only two weeks ' time , need another good result against Glasgow at Cleveland Park tonight to fire them up for a long and hard campaign . |
| 10 | Anna read the letter with incomprehension , then put Charlotte into her secondhand pram — donated by the Young Wives ' Group — and went out for a long and significant walk . |
| 11 | Following her normal routine , she had changed out of her show glitter back into a long and relatively modest black evening dress before slipping back into the main section of the club . |
| 12 | The homecoming procedure , even after a long and exhausting exercise , is well known . |
| 13 | He groaned , and shifted a little , tantalising her with the answering flicker of his tongue over the heavy swell of her breast , before he took her mouth again in a long and hungry kiss . |
| 14 | Nor can any athlete look forward to a long and healthy life if they use drugs to aid their performance . |
| 15 | We look forward to a long and growing relationship . ’ |