Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [prep] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only once was a jarring note struck , and that was when Roger referred to the long room leading out of the kitchen as the ‘ museum ’ . |
| 2 | Lee Harpin ODs on a long weekend of TV football |
| 3 | Marilla thought for a long time . |
| 4 | And so it was all along the line , from Telnitz in the south , right the way to the Olmütz road , where the plain rose into the foothills of the mountains to the north ; and after he had disappeared into the tumult and light , neither Thiercelin nor Epitot spoke for a long time . |
| 5 | And it is hard not to think of one 's own horror at some of the things that the Irgun and Stern Gang are doing in Palestine , for instance , ’ David said after a long silence . |
| 6 | The rush over , Maggie drew in a long breath , and turning to the supervisor who was hovering in the background , she asked , ‘ All right if we go ? ’ |
| 7 | Also Haddock has had to quit and Sterland looks like a long term crock . |
| 8 | Also Haddock has had to quit and Sterland looks like a long term crock . |
| 9 | Last night , Cockerill called for a long suspension should Wright be found guilty . |
| 10 | The sun was high and as harsh as on any day Sharpe remembered from the long campaigns in Spain . |
| 11 | In geographical terms Korea extends from the long frontier with Manchuria along the Yalu and Tumen rivers to the short border area with Russian territory in the north-east . |
| 12 | In one of their battles they chased each other ten times up and down the house , Beatrice armed with a long straw broom and Modigliani with a pot . |
| 13 | ‘ But I 'm so glad to be home , ’ Faye confessed on a long sigh . |
| 14 | Duncan looked at the long green grass and , as he looked , the wind blew strong and the tall , green grasses swayed and whispered in the wind . |
| 15 | ‘ Well thrown , sir ! ’ someone shouted from across the playground , and Matilda , who was mesmerised by the whole crazy affair , saw Amanda Thripp descending in a long graceful parabola on to the playing-field beyond . |
| 16 | Pumping a fresh shell into the breech , Grant waited till the long burst of enemy fire ceased when their magazines emptied . |
| 17 | Aggie drew in a long breath and glanced at the child before answering Ben . |
| 18 | As the head snuggled into her and the thin arm came round her waist , Aggie drew in a long tight breath ; then when her own arm automatically went around the child , she closed her eyes tightly , because for the first time in her life she was feeling flesh close to her own . |
| 19 | Aggie drew in a long breath , bowed her head slightly and said , ‘ Aye , I know you did , love ; but come and sit down a minute . ’ |
| 20 | Jesus reflected for a long time . |
| 21 | Andrus sat for a long time . |
| 22 | Claudia looked in the long mirror for the last time , and her breath caught in her throat ; that beautiful bride could n't be her . |
| 23 | I and my best friend Katy lay in the long grass below the tennis courts . |
| 24 | His winner against Portsmouth was clinically-executed , an angled shot from twelve yards after substitute Mick Quinn flicked on a long ball from Ray Ranson . |
| 25 | Sarah looked round the long dining-room . |
| 26 | Billy Gorman trudged up the long path to the kitchen garden and the back of the house . |
| 27 | Senna struggled for a long time with what he later described as an undriveable car and he collided with Germany 's Michael Schumacher after 40 of the 72 laps . |
| 28 | Senna struggled for a long time with what he later described as an undriveable car and he collided with Germany 's Michael Schumacher after 40 of the 72 laps . |
| 29 | ‘ Was n't I the best prospect Bermondsey 'ad for a long time before I got me wound ? ’ he asked . |
| 30 | What then did Innocent gain from the long struggle ? |