Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] a long [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tabitha found herself being diverted down a long underground tunnel to the civil concourse . |
| 2 | From the back seats the Shermans heard Jacques suck in a long irritable breath . |
| 3 | Everyone had to wait their turn or be punished by filling in a long complicated questionnaire two hundred and sixteen times . |
| 4 | On the west bank we pushed the bikes up a steep slope and cycled along a long straight road towards the desert and the tombs past green canals , lines of heavy trees and slumbering houses . |
| 5 | The Doctor let out a long slow breath , and considered his options , since even if he succeeded in stopping Mait , there was always the risk of someone else finding this place the next time the stars were in the correct alignment . |
| 6 | Then , satisfied that the French would check their advance till they were certain no picquet line waited in ambush , he stared westwards towards the clouds and let out a long heavy breath . |
| 7 | From our mooring at the pier , panting in the heat , we walked up a long steep , straight track , which led to the main village where accommodation in private houses was to be allocated ; there were no hotels or pensiones . |
| 8 | Oh , my dear — ’ Alison suddenly reached out a long brown arm . |
| 9 | ‘ Reminds me of the duodenum , ’ said Rufus , yanking out a long slimy stem and lassoing Adam with it , catching his neck in a halter of living rope . |
| 10 | As an immigrant , one spent an inordinate amount of time staring down a long narrow hall , at the end of which , behind the immigration officers , was a divided staircase . |
| 11 | You 're running down a long silent street . |
| 12 | Then roll out a long thin strip of icing , about 5x15cm ( 2x6inches ) , and use to wrap around and cover the ‘ head ’ . |
| 13 | It has been placed in receivership after failing to ride out a long economic recession which has hit the building industry very hard . |
| 14 | Later , when they were in their bedroom , preparing for Evensong , John pulled out a long legal envelope from his travelling writing case and said : ‘ Here is my real present to you . |
| 15 | There , there 's no way I can hand over a long barrelled weapon to that officer . |
| 16 | On their way out they opened up a tool-box and took out a long slender chisel apiece . |
| 17 | From the bridge there is a rack curving right ; deep flow starts on the right and ends up on left then there is steady flow curving round a long left bend for ½ mile to S bend left , right , left , all grade I/II rock gardens with plenty of water and routes . |
| 18 | His torment is that he is forced to face the etched face of a Daemonette carved into the wall opposite , which flicks out a long serrated fleshy tongue which rips into the man 's neck and chest . |
| 19 | The Bishop picked up a long thin parchment-knife and balanced it in a vein-streaked , brown-spotted hand . |
| 20 | She pushed back a long fair curl with one hand . |