Example sentences of "[adv] in a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , especially in a long road like this . |
| 2 | ‘ Doping makes people so distrustful that if someone jumps two cms longer in a long jump , a cm higher in the pole-vault or lifts 2.5 kgs more than I do , the accusation is there . ’ |
| 3 | this one was the biggest and best in a long while … for the first time in 30 years it was open to professionals as well as amateurs and drew in two former world champions in Tony Doyle and Danny Clark and three Milk Race winners in … |
| 4 | The magazine in her hand plumed upwards in a long flame , belching smoke . |
| 5 | That would be a mistake : this is one of the most satisfying and interesting CDs I have come across in a long while . |
| 6 | Not only did it fail to achieve representation ( not surprising at under 1 per cent of the vote ) but it has since fallen apart in a long series of internecine conflicts ( which are too complex to describe here ) . |