Example sentences of "[noun] [vb pp] by a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Euparkeria , with more pronounced legs balanced by a long tail , was probably a more direct forerunner of dinosaurs than Ornithosuchus , but it was smaller and more agile . |
| 2 | It involves an arduous ten kilometre run preceded by a long assault course , against the clock , finishing with a shoot on the firing range . |
| 3 | In the light from the lamp the child blinked his weary eyes , his question muffled by a long noisy yawn . |
| 4 | Defence experts indicated that the incident , which occurred during naval exercises some 80 miles west of Izmir , might have been caused by excessive stress among junior officers prompted by a long spell at sea . |
| 5 | Her startled eyes absorbed the thick , short , golden-streaked hair swept back from a broad forehead , ears long and narrow as a satyr 's which grew close to a beautifully formed skull , a mouth of unutterable sweetness countered by a long jaw carved out of golden teak faintly blurred by a light stubble , and a chin that jutted in a formidable challenge . |
| 6 | At Montego Bay there was an overall shed backed by a long building with an elaborate tower . |
| 7 | So , instead of a long run of one opera followed by a long run of another , operas would only be performed perhaps twice in succession and then not again for two or three weeks , during which other works would be given . |
| 8 | It is clear that such a strategy would produce an incorrect parsing when a short word followed by a long word is homophonous with a long word followed by a short word . |
| 9 | Hartland took a fine gully catch to dismiss Russell ; Pringle ran one to Lewis 's one-and-a-half followed by a long walk . |
| 10 | By the time they arrive at Maidstone , there fore , most have settled into the routines imposed by a long sentence of imprisonment and most do at least feel that some progress through the system is being achieved . |
| 11 | Ashton makes brilliant use of this in his version of the solo , phrasing the steps so that a jump upwards can last three beats followed by two short steps or two beats followed by a long and then a short step . |
| 12 | A family likeness can be seen among all the boys , every face dominated by a long curved nose . |