Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [to-vb] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Terry used his limited Arabic to have a long conversation with another visitor who suggested that an American would go home soon with the Irishman and then , after a little while , during which our governments were expected to ‘ make the next step ’ , another American with a Briton and so on . |
| 2 | JOHN BARNES last night faced up to the fact that he must make speedy progress to avoid a long spell in the international wilderness . |
| 3 | The work of the pre-electric era was the work of preservation : drying and smoking meat , making cheese and hard bread to survive a long winter huddled in a chalet above the animals . |
| 4 | The new " Ring " , however , still stages major races and a round the world sports car championship is held over the famous circuit to maintain the long association with one of motor racing 's most forbidding and famous circuits . |
| 5 | A hundred years of county council government seems a strange reason to create a long distance path , but North Yorkshire County Council thought it a good enough excuse . |
| 6 | With a sense of impending doom heavy on her shoulders , she went up to their shared suite to have a long , relaxing shower before preparing herself for the fireworks that would inevitably , as night overtook day , follow . |
| 7 | In those circumstances , it is not a realistic option to take the long view which is characteristic of other industries and to invest in benefits that are achievable only years ahead . |