Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [prep] [adj] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had found a small table tucked in between three long ones , and had already been given a jug of iced water , a long loaf , a pot of butter and a plate of olives . |
| 2 | Something gigantic waded past during that long night . |
| 3 | And the horse it came up with this long wooden handle , I do n't know whether it was three or four , I ca n't remember , but that was for some couchgrass . |
| 4 | Cut diagonally along one long edge of the tissue paper to make a crown shape ( Fig 2 ) . |
| 5 | In welcome contrast to the dimness and the heavy , ornate splendour that had gone before , the white ceiling and walls were unadorned and light poured in through several long windows . |
| 6 | Sweat from his hand began to soften the crisp white document that had been drawn up after many long night-time meetings when they had all finally agreed to form a co-operative . |
| 7 | The programme is built around a series of day cruises , building up to some long and ambitious trips exploring the islands in Wayfarer dinghies , so every morning starts with a briefing . |
| 8 | I ask you ! ) , where he put on a wetsuit in order to infiltrate the sewers and popped up with another long lens to take her picture . |
| 9 | Ca n't someone bring some sense into this ridiculous situation before the governors who took up the challenge after the Government 's much-advertised campaign to persuade people to do the work , and those who served faithfully for many long years , resign en masse ? |
| 10 | He was much older than Lever and his friends , his dark hair tied back in two long pigtails . |
| 11 | So it went on for two long hours during which the thousands present learned nothing about Fascism except the bravery and pertinacity of its young adherents in dealing with this very perilous situation . " |
| 12 | So I picked him up and I carried him , Dorothy had gone out the wrong door , instead of going out the door at that end she 'd gone right along this long corridor |
| 13 | Perhaps she will once more reach out with those long hands to — No ! |
| 14 | Possibly to try and get in on some long balls 1 on 1 with Koeman as Holland push forward late in the game . |
| 15 | This was a need that Pat Bateson , Gabriel Horn and I had hammered out in many long discussions about our imprinting experiments , and which we had tried to meet in practice in the design of the controls we had used in the early 1970s . |
| 16 | A glance at the sketch map above will show the general limits of the Byzantine Empire ( which fluctuated greatly during this long period ) , but the influence of the style was exerted over a much greater area : north to Russia , north-west to southern France , east to Armenia and Georgia . |
| 17 | At first I was doubtful about taking him , for he did not look strong ; but the Sandfords assured us that he had stood up to several long treks with them , invariably producing good meals even under the most unfavourable conditions , that he never interfered with other people , and was always ready to lend a hand at any job . |
| 18 | Down , down the trio dropped , to step out into that long starlit gallery at the base of the fortress-monastery where Brothers would cloister themselves to meditate . |