Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] [verb] [prep] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | At home , I would go on long walks , which were less the contemplative rambles I had previously enjoyed than frantic attempts to keep the body going , to keep the machine working . |
| 2 | Dana was always balanced between the two , whereas I would fluctuate for long periods — a year or two in the male , a year or two in the female scale , with often sharp and distressing adjustments of behaviour and character . |
| 3 | It 's something I can do on long , boring evenings and gives the recipients a lot of pleasure . |
| 4 | He can go for long periods without food ; I can go for long periods without sleep . |
| 5 | They are full of fun and not a breed that you can leave for long periods of time , as they are so human orientated . |
| 6 | If you prefer to mount a stalwart defence you can wait behind long lines of hand gunners , massed ranks of halberdiers and hold important positions with volley guns while your artillery softens up the advancing enemy . |
| 7 | This time tomorrow we 'll know at long last what the future holds for Oxford United and Swindon Town , with a dramatic finale to the football league season in store . |
| 8 | We 'd go for long walks and eat hot meals and watch the sunset . |
| 9 | At this time we used to rehearse in long cardigans . |
| 10 | They would go on long train journeys together . |
| 11 | Once the day care centre is no longer suitable we may introduce the sitter service ; link in with the local day hospital or it may lead to long term care . |
| 12 | Girls had obviously been standing in line for this man from the first day he 'd put on long trousers — or even earlier , she thought grimly . |
| 13 | He wanted to live , he 'd put in long years , he 'd been champion three times , it no longer excited him to race , this was it , goodbye and thanks . |
| 14 | He can go for long periods without food ; I can go for long periods without sleep . |