Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [prep] a long " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Did you ever take drugs ? ’ the senator asked me after a long silence .
2 He led me to a long , low building .
3 King 's Highway ( 17 ) : Edom 's refusal to let Israel pass along this main road involves them in a long detour south and round .
4 He sat staring before him , seeing nothing but a long line of Mortimers , inexhaustible and prolific to the end of time .
5 Christopher Gill ( Member for Ludlow and a Midlands businessman ) , as has been mentioned in Chapter 6 , has concerned himself for a long time with what were once seen to be obscure constitutional issues of subsidiarity .
6 Blake moved from the Old Nag 's Head , through a courtyard , and found himself in a long alley .
7 When a child loves you for a long , long time , says the Skin Horse , then you gradually become Real .
8 The explanation seems to be that consecutive measurements have been found to be very consistent , whatever variation exists manifests itself over a longer period corresponding to several averaged measurements .
9 She scuttled through the door and found herself in a long drawing-room choked with old-fashioned furniture .
10 She was endeavouring to find her way to the courtyard when , reaching the end of one of the wide corridors , she found herself in a long gallery lined with portraits .
11 Drawing refreshed him as a long walk refreshed him , and it was part of the art of forgetting slights , frustrations , old wounds , so necessary if he was to survive and stay serene .
12 His eyes were ice-bright , and pierced her like twin blades as he regarded her for a long moment .
13 It was a nice face and , other things being equal , she would have responded to that first , she had been wanting to get to know him for a long time .
14 a cast iron logical argument you could you could then even phase it over a longer period
15 Next she looked for her bag , and found it on a long low table .
16 They found themselves in a long corridor with one glass wall that looked out into a bright , modern , open-plan and spacious area .
17 They found themselves in a long dark gallery above a massive room .
18 Elsie B graced me with a long chat which made me feel as if I 'd been in the presence of royalty , though I suspect not too many members of the Royal Family are at their desk as early as Elsie .
19 I am pleased to have the opportunity to raise this subject which has interested me for a long time .
20 Your father , and Elizabeth and the others , are very worried about you , because you have not visited them for a long time .
21 Have n't seen them for a long time .
22 ‘ You do n't get over disliking someone simply because you have n't seen them for a long time . ’
23 Well say hello to them for us cos we have n't seen them for a long time .
24 He 's saved you from a long prison-term .
25 Have n't seen you for a long time have you ?
26 Oh here 's another dog I think oh it 's Judy 's , not it 's not hello , have n't seen you for a long time , hello , have n't seen her for a long time , morning , good morning oh she 's a sweetie is n't she ? forgotten her name come and say hello , I have n't seen you for ages , so him once on the , good morning .
27 ‘ I have n't seen you in a long time . ’
28 I have n't seen you in a long time .
29 She instanced her of a long line of lagers , I consumed three Waistwatchers , two Seckburgers , an American Way and a double order of Tuckleberry Pie .
30 Morse subjected him to a long unblinking stare before saying : ‘ There was no will in the safe and , according to the lawyer , it is unlikely that my father-in-law made one . ’
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