Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there was no semblance of a fluke about the result — it was the fastest Gold Cup ever run — and as Norton 's Coin made the long walk past the stands to the winner 's enclosure he started to receive the reception he deserved . |
| 2 | The man found in the Queen 's bedroom admitted a long list of offences . |
| 3 | When Zeppelin told PHIL KING their next game was on ice , the rotund reviewer expected a long delay ! |
| 4 | This became pronounced in 1949 when the College secured a long lease on two houses , 21 and 23 Cromwell Road , into one of which they moved the Senior and Junior Common Rooms , formerly housed in a hut in Queensgate . |
| 5 | The prospect of another two years of study seemed a long time . |
| 6 | The prospect of another two years of study seemed a long time . |
| 7 | The seal spent a long time underwater , thinking . |
| 8 | It seemed to Lefevre that the splash took a long time in coming . |
| 9 | The building of the complex spanned a long period , from the foundation of the cathedral in 1063 to the completion of the campanile in 1350 , but the whole group is one stylistic unit . |
| 10 | On Europe , the Leader of the Opposition gave a long answer during the Queen 's Speech debate on 31 October . |
| 11 | Cancer research had a long tradition of support from private contributions , but new charities devoted to particular diseases , such as arthritis and rheumatism , leukaemia , and muscular dystrophy , were founded and became a great source of strength to workers whose interests had or might have application to the desired objectives . |
| 12 | ‘ The coach arrived a long time ago ! |
| 13 | A 15 year follow up of a controlled trial of grommets versus myringotomy showed no long term impairment of hearing in the grommeted ear . |
| 14 | The girl spent a long time wondering whether she could pluck up courage to mention she 'd thought of going to the Swimming Gala if her mother really felt there was nothing she could do . |
| 15 | The 1988–89 Committee spent a long time agonising over the problem of how to keep the broadcasters at arms length , so that their editors would not be able to provide the signal in ways that might be journalistically attractive but would be repugnant to Members . |
| 16 | Although the academic study of Roman law took a long time to have practical effect , by the 1170s and 1180s it was occasionally cited authoritatively in some at least of the courts of the south . |
| 17 | Hereford were outplayed in the early stages until Derek Hall sent a long ball upfield … |
| 18 | His philosophy took a long time to be appreciated , partly because he never pushed his own work , which was subsequently overshadowed by that of Wittgenstein . |
| 19 | To take one example , in November 1987 the North-West Regional News introduced by Stuart Hall had a long feature as their opening item : |
| 20 | The judge said the long sentence should serve as a warning to others tempted to join the illegal trade in exotic birds . |
| 21 | The immigration issue left a long legacy of US Japanese hostility which surfaced in the injustices suffered by many US citizens of Japanese descent during the war with Japan , 1941–5 . |
| 22 | Breeze drew a long breath . |
| 23 | At first , the war seemed a long way away , and the Otago CA reported that the 1914–15 summer promised to be a most successful one , with the ‘ services of world-renowned player , J.N. Crawford ’ ensuring that Otago cricket would be second to none in New Zealand . |
| 24 | Despite the Conservatives ' election victory and the easing of rates since their high point in August 1990 , recovery seemed a long way off even before the events of Black Wednesday . |
| 25 | She swallowed hard and began , ‘ Well , the Big Bang happened a long time ago . |
| 26 | But then , all this business happened a long time ago . |
| 27 | One group spent a long time comparing the different notes or tones produced when tubes of different width and length were blown or spoken down . |
| 28 | He was a perfectionist , and the job took a long time . |
| 29 | He called in his full executive to meet us and I 'm sure at the end of the day that this meeting went a long way to the tour going ahead instead of being cancelled ’ . |
| 30 | Giovanna 's husband acquired a long garden cane , which had been supporting a tottering mallow , and with it established the depth . |