Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [vb base] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each evening , after supper , Ann and I would launch the boat and fish the long summer night , accompanied by the sound of curlew and ghostly shape of long-eared owl ; and happy splash of rising trout . |
| 2 | Assuming that its purpose has been determined , once the machine arrives there are several steps that can be taken to maintain its good condition and ensure a long life . |
| 3 | At the top of the fountain , the spray breaks up into individual droplets which get carried by the wind and fall a long way from the vent , so that downwind of the fountain there is a shifting curtain of glowing droplets showering down . |
| 4 | Indulging in litigation may mean that you have to expend substantial sums of money and wait a long time before achieving victory ; to lose could prove very costly . |
| 5 | His body still convulsing , he fumbles to untie his turban and release the long twisted tuft of hair , the dhāmi 's insignia , that 's always covered from sight except when he 's possessed — when he becomes the god . |
| 6 | We … turn to the right and find a long line of Loose Boxes extending to the Forge … |
| 7 | He swung round , still with Emma in his arms , and not until he saw Peggy dash up the room and pick the long , steel poker from its rest on the brass open-work fender did he release her . |
| 8 | He would come round on his cycle just lean up against the er lamppost and push a long pole u underneath the , the lights the lamp itself the glass , and of course the lamp would come on off this pole |
| 9 | I look at my wife and see the long journey that we have come . |
| 10 | Begin the front kick from a fighting stance and throw a long reverse punch to the opponent 's face . |
| 11 | However , I think it is Standing Order No. 62(b) which states that a Committee can amend a Bill and change the long title for that purpose . |
| 12 | All they told me was that if I were on the public payroll I 'd take a ride out to Westminster Drive and have a long talk with Mrs. Laura Channing . |
| 13 | He slid a coin into the slot of the juke-box and let a long , chocolate finger trip over the buttons . |