Example sentences of "[noun] [adv prt] [prep] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | I liked the way the usherette threaded the torn half-tickets on to a long string so they made a branch of monkey-puzzle tree . |
| 2 | She set all the animals out in a long line , headed by the lions ; a circus parade carved from wood and delicately coloured . |
| 3 | He hired a car and took the boy down for a long weekend at the St. Mellion Golf and Country Club . |
| 4 | Most accountants would be only too happy to go home and put their feet up after a long day at the office . |
| 5 | Lucy was also aware that Doreen 's previous anger appeared to have vanished as she carried refilled plates back to the long table , where she chatted and laughed with the men and the two guides . |
| 6 | Never wipe Rosie and Jim off for a long time . |
| 7 | or touching it and that pad should be big enough to cover the wound , so you should something , overlaps , alright , and then if you find , if you unwrap the roll a little bit further , you do n't want to unroll it completely , your see that if while you 're using it in practice you need to roll it up again backwards towards the back of the bandage like so , we 'll roll it up again , backwards and when you get to the bandage you just fold the bandage up around the long end and wind the short end round it firmly and there it 's ready for use again in practice , you would n't of course do that for real would you ? |
| 8 | Steps to the left lead up to a long stretch of path which continues parallel to the road . |
| 9 | Before he 'd even put the head down after a long flight to Glasgow , Lindi was expressing his confidence about Monday 's outcome . |
| 10 | Letting his breath out on a long sigh , he changed his mind . |
| 11 | Gazzer let his breath out in a long exhalation of relief . |
| 12 | Outside , Mitch let his breath out in a long sigh of relief . |
| 13 | We peeped through the purpose-made hole on to a long tyke and waited hopefully … bearded reedling ? water rail ? bittern ? |
| 14 | However , readers are advised to phone the Club Secretary on before a long journey to check on meeting and/or speakers etc . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | The taxi pulled into her street , the leafy shade of the trees sending dappled moonlight on to the long , sleek black bonnet of a chauffeur-driven Rolls-Royce limousine . |
| 17 | He kept the shoulders stiff and he rolled a little , like a sailor back from a long voyage . |
| 18 | I went to the sink and turned the cold tap on for a long drink to combat the dehydration . |
| 19 | She had to leave the floor , they had to walk , that 's right , they had to walk on the concrete floor without tiles on for a long time |
| 20 | That was not unusual on the Monday after a tournament , so I decided to drive to his house in Clapham in the hope that I might intercept him either on the way in from a long lunch or on the way out for a pre-prandial drink . |
| 21 | The lithe vessel left a white wake that stretched all the way back to the long iron and glass walkway of the railway terminal , a thin cord of foam linking the crowded paddle-steamer to a solid world of steam trains , corner shops , and utility furniture . |
| 22 | Mind you , I still think that now on the way back from a long hill-walk when I can just make out a dot that is the car . |
| 23 | But he came a long way round from a long way back , and O'Brien , by no means a habitual blamer of jockeys , is still convinced they should have won . |
| 24 | The idle flap of the hand again , and round the next corner was another tank , then a third , hull down in the long grass like old dogs sunning themselves on a lazy day . |
| 25 | He used to bring these tubs down into a long turnout . |
| 26 | I reckon they 'll come with 9 or 10 behind the ball at all times and hope to catch Leeds out with a long punt or from a set piece . |