Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] [vb past] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | With guidance she picked a long , beaded dress with a side split and see-through sleeves , which she wore to a special anniversary dinner . |
| 2 | ‘ After seeing the PM you took a long leave and then came back . |
| 3 | Just to be on the safe side we had a long rope attached to the raft and tied round a tree on the bank so that if the Indians lost control the rope would pull it to a stop . |
| 4 | All the machinery was powered by a gas engine which drove a long shaft near the ceiling that in turn , by means of belts to fast and loose pulleys , provided the motive power for the various equipment . |
| 5 | Instead he became a national hero who enjoyed a long life … and who died with dignity . |
| 6 | Some pact they made a long time ago . ’ |
| 7 | Back in the cottage she took a long , hot bath , but the water failed to ease the tension in her body , even though she lay there for what seemed like an eternity , trying to will away the effects of the afternoon . |
| 8 | Also on Oct. 17 the Supreme Soviet passed a decree which went a long way towards meeting other student demands , and secured an end to the protests . |
| 9 | When she went shopping to the town she wore a long , voluminous , dark-grey cloak of which she was very proud . |
| 10 | On the fourth day he received a long chatty letter from Eleanor . |
| 11 | And this morning I had a long talk with my mother . ’ |
| 12 | French doors opened out onto an enclosed patio which overlooked a long , sloping back garden . |
| 13 | Voluntary organisations in many cases became the effective agents of enforcement , as well as pressure groups constantly campaigning for further intervention , and here they became quasi-state apparatuses , a pattern which had a long history . |
| 14 | I well remember our first night with the aid of father-in-law we spent a long day moving ourselves in . |
| 15 | At any rate it took a long time to synthesize . |
| 16 | Edward turned up late for their rendezvous , and found Foley standing at the bar with a much younger man who had a long , intelligent face and a quiet manner , whom he introduced as Harold Philby , known as Kim . |
| 17 | A lot of people seem to refer to Jesus as a good man who lived a long time ago ; a man who taught about God and who became ‘ Son of God ’ by his resurrection . |
| 18 | When he had vanished from sight she expelled a long sigh and allowed the mask to slip away from her face , slowing returning to her towel and lying down flat on it . |
| 19 | He had a taxi waiting , and on arrival we found a long cloth-draped table in the centre of the room , around which were seated what seemed to be the entire Chinese population of the city — some 30 Chinese , mainly from laundries and restaurants . |
| 20 | I thought that was a lesson we learnt a long time ago ! ’ |
| 21 | In his right hand he carried a long machete , but it was the crazed look in his eyes that really shook the young policeman . |
| 22 | By thus reproducing arguments in favour of unequal pay which had a long pedigree , Amelia McLean 's article showed that she was either unable or unwilling to realize that , apart from anything else , the introduction of Monotype machines within the previous few years had completely redistributed the cards . |
| 23 | Over her orange-blossom headdress she had a long flowing veil which flowed down her back ; her dress of white satin rustled and crinkled as she walked . |
| 24 | Educated privately at her homes at Parkwern and Hendrefoilan she inherited a long family tradition of unorthodox and innovative ideas . |
| 25 | After a century there began a long period of sea warfare and skirmishing over the north of Ulthuan . |
| 26 | He wanted to call her ‘ Mam ’ , the way he had a long time ago , but she said it made her feel middle-aged and dull and ordinary , so he must never say it again , especially when other people were around . |
| 27 | Is n't it about time someone took a long hard look at the laughable regulations on what riders wear and questioned whether they benefit the sport ? |
| 28 | For it was he who arranged the finance which went a long way towards putting the station on the air . |
| 29 | Some of them you remember the table we had a long time ago showing the reactivity of different elements , particularly the metals when we were looking at metals . |
| 30 | Part of the lease Arthur signed guaranteed him his brewing water free of tax or pipe money , and in this regard he had a long standing feud with the city authorities which lasted over twenty years . |