Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] the long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Constitutional change through the popular will , or even the long wait for a head of state 's death , are not concepts with deep roots in African society . |
| 2 | And so the long lease was dreamt up by Grand Metropolitan and taken up with enthusiasm by the rest of the national pub owners and brewers . |
| 3 | Latecoming thunder caught us then , in its migraine-vice of sound as it rolled round and down the long Vénéon valley before the rains came . |
| 4 | In mid-afternoon the first glints of steel in the spring sunshine began to appear on the high ground of Scremerston Brae , and soon the long hill down to sea-level was covered in a vast tide of men and horses , armour gleaming , banners waving , under a faint haze of steam rising from thousands of beasts long ridden , muting the colours of plumed helmets , heraldic surcoats , painted shields and horse-trappings . |
| 5 | Not that Andrew Orkney will dwell too much this week on leading them into the Canal Turn and over the final six flights and up the long finish and on to the post and becoming the first optician to win and riding into history . |
| 6 | From the Lamb it is on and up again to the Shoulder of Mutton for the last pint , and then the long pull up to the finish at the Dog and Gun . |
| 7 | The mare plunged gallantly at the hillside , but even the long rest in the dark cool wood had not restored her full strength . |