Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] to [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were walking on to the long ridge they had been able to see from the cottage window . |
| 2 | That owes much to the long prosperity of California 's economy and its ( until now ) robust property market . |
| 3 | The ridged pasture was falling away in front of Sharpe , sloping down to a long dark oak wood from which a cart track ran north towards a big stone-walled farm that looked like a miniature fort . |
| 4 | Something made me glance over to the long french windows leading to the back verandah , and there she was : Poppy , dressed from head to foot in black . |
| 5 | Louis , walking out to the long black car , was a sack of tears . |
| 6 | ‘ Returning now to the Long Stable , we enter the Upper Paddock , and first observe a hot-water apparatus , so arranged as to supply practically a constant supply . |
| 7 | He had looked forward to the long drive to Wales as an opportunity to push out the boundaries of their friendship , to gauge whether it might flourish in more normal circumstances than those in which it had begun . |
| 8 | A rectangular coil is located parallel to a long straight current-carrying wire as shown in Fig. 4.19 . |
| 9 | Two minutes after the interval he darted on to a long through ball and scored with a low shot . |
| 10 | ‘ Quite honestly — and who wants to celebrate becoming twenty-six ? — I 'm really looking forward to a long soak in the bath , and then putting my feet up in front of the TV , ’ she added firmly . |
| 11 | Trainer Jimmy Etherington , who submitted a ‘ friendly ’ claim of £9,354 to ensure taking the filly back to Yorkshire , is now looking forward to a long winter 's break when the turf season closes on Monday . |
| 12 | The Wisharts , who lived in North London , were not looking forward to the long train journey one little bit ; being just after the war , the trains were run down , lacked essential maintenance and did n't keep very good time , so the Wisharts regarded the prospects of the journey with considerable misgivings . |
| 13 | Immediately beyond , a short lane leads up to a long terrace of cottages built to house the workers of the Millthrop woollen mill nearby across the river , and looking rather forlorn and out of place since their source of employment was destroyed by fire many years ago . |
| 14 | Nor can any athlete look forward to a long and healthy life if they use drugs to aid their performance . |
| 15 | Ludwig Erhard , who succeeded Adenauer as Chancellor in October 1963 , was an experienced minister , the man held responsible for German economic success since 1949 , deeply committed to the US alliance and who , at 66 , could look forward to a long career as Chancellor — given the record of his predecessor . |
| 16 | We look forward to a long and growing relationship . ’ |
| 17 | Secure on to the long sides of the house ( two on each side ) with a little royal icing . |
| 18 | Anyway , I came back into his office and gave him his coffee , and was just getting down to a long bout of conveyancing when the phone in our room rang . |
| 19 | ‘ That 's why we did not get tied up to a long deal before . |
| 20 | Polar plants appear to have adapted positively to the long days , long nights , low light intensities and other special conditions ( Chapter 2 ) of their environment . |
| 21 | Willie clutched on to the long wooden seat and , as they jolted over the rough cobbled road , his eyelids drooped and he became drowsy . |
| 22 | With a solar-type star , however , the temperature rises to ten million degrees or so , and nuclear reactions are triggered off , so that the star settles down to a long period of stable existence . |
| 23 | I go over to the long mirror and have a look . |
| 24 | Alexandra went over to the long glass on a mahogany frame that stood in the bow window and looked at herself . |
| 25 | Penelope went over to the long mirror to survey the general effect of her dress . |
| 26 | The courtyard was no longer floodlit but the moon was brilliant , filling the room with light , and Maggie slid from her bed and went quickly to the long window that led to the veranda . |
| 27 | Helen asked me to explain what I meant , and listened carefully to the long story of what I had suffered at Gateshead . |
| 28 | Couville rose and went across to a long leaden tube . |
| 29 | King Edward VII and his Consort , Alexandra , were able to influence international events , particularly in Europe , which continued to be the predominant continent and Britain looked forward to a long period of peaceful influence . |
| 30 | After a long time I heard him get up and come over to the long wall , near to where I was sitting listlessly in the arm-chair . |