Example sentences of "[adv] by a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He does n't correspond to any of the multiple fictions produced over the last hundred years or so by a long line of social reformers and slum missionaries of what the working class should be . |
| 2 | The flare had drifted slowly down behind the church on the village green and was followed quickly by a long burst of automatic fire . |
| 3 | French policy is clearly dictated by the particular economic circumstances of Nord-Pas-de-Calais but also by a longer term vision of the likely impact of rail transport in Europe . |
| 4 | It was followed a week later by a longer piece which discussed the rivalry which exists between the offices of the Prince and the Princess of Wales . |
| 5 | The expense allowances they received often failed , sometimes by a long way , to cover the costs they had to meet . |
| 6 | But alas , it was destroyed when I was there recently by a long line of caravans along the beach . |