Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] up [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alec led the strenuous but short-lived pitch and I continued up the long Needle Crack : sustained but never too difficult ; glorious bridging above the full height of the crag . |
| 2 | Nice , very nice , you went up a long hall toward , as soon as you got er through the doors it was very nice really , quite , quite something for Caldmore anyway . |
| 3 | She was concentrating on the speed and length which her stride might attain as she hurried up the long slope . |
| 4 | From our mooring at the pier , panting in the heat , we walked up a long steep , straight track , which led to the main village where accommodation in private houses was to be allocated ; there were no hotels or pensiones . |
| 5 | erm So now we started up the long term survey , and we 've now got 10 schools taking part , and they 're starting next week , and they 'll be carrying on in the same way as they were the pilot survey , taking the same measurements . |
| 6 | Instead was a happy medley of Luke laughing , of taking her hand as they ran up a long flight of grey stone steps towards some vague but wonderful journey 's end . |
| 7 | He strolled up the long arcade , pausing frequently to peer in shop windows at the expensive goodies . |
| 8 | Thinking of the crystal spaces , the lines of Kubla Khan unfolded naturally before him as he dawdled up the long terrace of decaying houses . |
| 9 | His North Sea assault gave the environmentalists a powerful and unique spokesman ; it made the government sit up and take notice ; and it speeded up the long and painful process of making the public aware that there was a very real problem to solve , which was going to involve personal sacrifices . |
| 10 | SE5as do not , ’ he brought up a long , curling belch , ‘ wobble . ’ |
| 11 | In his anger and frustration , he picked up a long , curved clothes brush and banged it down hard on the surface of the table . |
| 12 | He picked up a long knife . |
| 13 | Then he picked up a long poker from the fireplace and had it like a rifle when he played the tape again . |