Example sentences of "[verb] a [adj] long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was half past one before they got back to Rose Cottage and there was no denying a brisk long country walk built up the appetite . |
| 2 | The FA of Wales will present a special long service award to Llanidloes Town president Dick Thomas at the clubhouse on Friday night . |
| 3 | And Nyasha and all her family and everybody from the village made a long long line and set off through the forest . |
| 4 | Sounds like she 's got a flipping long dress on and a straw hat . |
| 5 | I 've got a real long story to tell you . ’ |
| 6 | It 's got a good long garden with this as well |
| 7 | We 've all got a big long locker where we put all our different coats in and our boots and all our other equipment like a long thing |
| 8 | Yeah that 's right they cos Erm so I 've got a whole long list of all these people who used to belong to Harlow which is absolutely enormous . |
| 9 | The programme includes a prospective long term evaluation of family responses to early diagnosis and a comparison of their experiences and perceptions with those families who have undergone the later traditional clinical diagnosis . |
| 10 | ‘ Of course — how silly of me — you intend to phone her yourself and enjoy a nice long chat . |
| 11 | In the words of the Swedish writer Nils Aberg : ‘ We are compelled … to assume a direct long distance influence between the Mediterranean world and Ireland . |
| 12 | I 've had a good long life — well , a long life , eh , Father Kenneth ? — and I 'm not right done yet . |
| 13 | Erm it 's , it 's , negative numbers are n't a natural thing , fractions are actually easier and that was what happened in the history of mathematics , fractions were developed a long long time before negative numbers , the old Greeks used to play about with fractions quite a lot . |
| 14 | He has grown from about 1″ long to 6″ and has developed a beautiful long tail . |
| 15 | Both groups have developed a single long fin that runs the whole length of the body , but in the African fish it runs along the back whereas in the South American fish it runs along the belly . |
| 16 | This period will of course depend upon the nature of the works being carried out and while the landlord will expect quite a long overrun period , it should be possible for the landlord and the tenant to agree a suitable long stop date . |
| 17 | You both got a nice long rest coming . ’ |
| 18 | And someone who 's been u just used to driving a car , are they going to be able to drive a huge long bus with no extra tuition ? |
| 19 | Mike Vessey spotted his brother 's long run and placed a superb long ball in his path which Alan duly put away to set up St Albans ' third appearance in the final and a change of the League and Cup double . |
| 20 | This is an end one with a garage get a good long space there ! |
| 21 | ( Wilko signed a long long term contract a couple of years back . ) |
| 22 | New Derby deal for Cox FOOTBALL : Arthur Cox linked with a return to Newcastle as part of Kevin Keegan 's management team , yesterday committed his future to Derby County when he signed a new long term deal with the club . |
| 23 | When Diana 's sister Sarah enjoyed a nine-month long relationship with the Prince of Wales she had been as formal . |
| 24 | His final words were that she needed a nice long holiday after a few days in bed . |
| 25 | What I wanted was to go home and take a nice long rest . |
| 26 | See after a breast operation does it take a long long time with stitches ? |
| 27 | Er as we know round about July August time , the remaining nine P C's will be er turned into civilians wave of a magic wand the biggest problem there is the total loss of our skills base overnight effectively , the second thing is it 'll take a long long time to get them trained particularly in relation to A L O work . |
| 28 | Did n't have a great long list , perhaps only about six or ten major P L C's . |
| 29 | In there you 'll find a sink on the floor , just large enough to stand in , and you can have a good long soak up to your knees . |
| 30 | ‘ My word , you are having a nice long holiday ! |