Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [vb past] [prep] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although they struggled for long periods against the same Turkey side England beat 4-0 last month , Graham Taylor — watching from the stands — said : ‘ Of the three results possible , this was the worst one . |
| 2 | Arthur and I went for long walks — and that little village was the best place in the world . |
| 3 | Soon after her husband died and she went to Long Island with six of her children . |
| 4 | Oh , yes , you could , you certainly could , and as I said for long periods , parental an and offspring self interest will overlap . |
| 5 | Duck or diver , it had dived , and , though I waited for long minutes , it did not appear again . |
| 6 | More and more they were now given the title of " extraordinary " , even when they remained for long periods at the courts to which they were sent : increasingly the term , applied to either an ambassador or an envoy , became a mere title of honour . |
| 7 | They should have done much better as they dominated for long spells , but failed miserably in the art of scoring . |
| 8 | Not only had I had that run in with him over the rehearsals but he was also the fussiest teacher in the school when it came to long hair . |
| 9 | She was often forced to spend months apart from her husband as he embarked on long tours . |