Example sentences of "[noun] he [vb past] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the fourth day he received a long chatty letter from Eleanor . |
| 2 | In his right hand he carried a long machete , but it was the crazed look in his eyes that really shook the young policeman . |
| 3 | He wanted to call her ‘ Mam ’ , the way he had a long time ago , but she said it made her feel middle-aged and dull and ordinary , so he must never say it again , especially when other people were around . |
| 4 | He 's given me a few jokes but only ones he used a long time ago ! ’ |
| 5 | Part of the lease Arthur signed guaranteed him his brewing water free of tax or pipe money , and in this regard he had a long standing feud with the city authorities which lasted over twenty years . |