Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A favourite or a long shot ? |
| 2 | Also , with less length of board in the water , the board becomes more manoeuvrable ( just as a short car has a tighter lock than a long estate model ) . |
| 3 | She was tall long legs and a long waist — and was dressed in black . |
| 4 | The clothes were agitated by hand , using a wooden dolly , which had four short legs and a long handle . |
| 5 | She could see it all — Fernando 's heavies hauling Steve from his bed this morning , threatening him with concrete trainers and a long drop into the sea from Fernando 's yacht … |
| 6 | Well-planned and executed night attacks on machinery and factories took place over wide districts and a long time span by men who , having set governmental authority at defiance , disappeared back into the community by day . |
| 7 | The manager was giving praise but in return was met with disappointment and a long face . |
| 8 | When we got through Ramsgate town centre and onto the motorway we hit roadworks and a long traffic jam , the weather became very overcast and it started to rain . |
| 9 | When the figure looked up the boy was impressed by bright , blue eyes and a long nose but a kind expression . |
| 10 | He smiled at Roland , a pleased , voracious smile , with bright blue eyes and a long mouth terribly full of strong white teeth . |
| 11 | She was tall , about fifty years old , with blue eyes and a long face . |
| 12 | An immediate halt to the Government 's Hospital Trust Programme and a long term commitment to restore N H S funding was promised yesterday by Robin Cook . |
| 13 | Before him , the ring , if not moribund , had been a dark , sombre corner of sports , best described by the sight of then middleweight king Dick Tiger leaving his beat-up hotel wearing a roomy black Homburg and a long pawnshop overcoat , a black satchel in his hand , heading for the subway and title fight at the Garden . |
| 14 | Since then , more than 2,000 such home have been erected in the U.K. and it remains the company 's most popular product , available in 12 variations from the 1,000 sq ft Hatley to the 4,000 sq ft Abbotsley — an E-shaped stately home with potentially six bedrooms and a long gallery . |
| 15 | an enormous building , very dimly lit , with pillars of wood on either side ; the floor was strewn with green rushes and a long carpet lay down the centre . |
| 16 | Approximately 3 per cent of those aged 65 and over live in some form of institution , either a residential home , nursing home or a long stay hospital bed . |
| 17 | He 'd tell him , he 'd get his orders from the office , cos the Deputy Harbourmaster he would go down all the sound he sound in river and see what wanted taken out , then he 'd say to my father I 'll dredge at so and so belo below docksill and docksill what they used to do they used to , my father what he 'd do he 'd put stakes on the mud , a short stake and a long stake on account of the tide and he 'd , he 'd make an imaginary on that stake , then he 'd go ashore at Wolverston , phone up what have you got on your docksill , the fella might say it 's ten feet , well he 'd say right we 'll make that twenty feet , so that 's er , that 's what he used to work on to dredge the river . |
| 18 | In the light of this , the announcement in 1989 that Honda was to take a 20 per cent stake in Rover , was seen as a further cementing of ties between the two companies and a long term commitment to Rover 's development by Honda . |
| 19 | The Coronary Prevention Group has produced a booklet , ‘ The Case Against Tobacco Advertising ’ , which ASH and a long list of eminent medical organisations endorsed and which has been sent to all MPs . |
| 20 | Across the river , standing out against a background of emerging green vegetation , was a large bird with marbled black and brown cryptic plumage and a long bill . |
| 21 | A long desk and a long seat . |
| 22 | I did n't have a hairbrush but a long pole that was used to open up the attic hatch . |
| 23 | It 's Bob 's lead , and one runner and a long traverse make seconding interesting ; then it 's my turn again . |
| 24 | Sapt was carrying a long rope and I had a short , thick stick and a long knife . |
| 25 | I I 've learnt the Pitman school but to a basic level and a long time ago and a lot of it is now forgotten . . |
| 26 | It took four hours and a long phone call to find the answer . |
| 27 | This should preferably be a fairly recent period of relative stability : since the base period is acting as a point of reference , it would be inappropriate to choose a period in which the price level was affected by any abnormal events , such as a war or a long dock strike which created a serious shortage of imported goods . |
| 28 | Although the single report does conceal some of the rich diversity of opinion on complex or controversial issues , it provides for outsiders a more usable tool than a long debate . |
| 29 | The journos were all on their best behaviour , the American woman in stockings and a long dress , the men in long shirt sleeves . |
| 30 | Casks are placed on their ends in the cellar and a long tube known as an extractor is inserted through the tap hole . |