Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun sg] [verb] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | I SPENT most of Friday morning having a long talk with Paul Seddon — Assistant Commissioner Seddon , who is our department 's special representative at New Scotland Yard . |
| 2 | The Geometricks styler took a long time to heat up . |
| 3 | JC seh has a long history , almost certainly originating from a verb ( which later became reanalysed as a complementiser corresponding to " that " ) in one of the West African languages of the Kwa group . |
| 4 | The University of Chicago Press has a long list of titles for the coming spring season , in contrast with last year 's more restricted offering . |
| 5 | The UK group has a long standing commitment , made to the Hong Kong Government , to broaden the shareholder base of Hong Kong Telecom and a deal with CITIC would be consistent with that . |
| 6 | Hereford were outplayed in the early stages until Derek Hall sent a long ball upfield … |
| 7 | Delhi Junction had a long , curving , double-arcaded front , in redbrick Eurasian Gothic , with small crenellated towers , the only hint of decoration being supplied by blinds on all the windows . |
| 8 | Although the upper part of Sticil Face involves a long and committing traverse above the central slabs , the lower section , following their open , left-bounding corner , would pose no real problems in retreat . |
| 9 | To take one example , in November 1987 the North-West Regional News introduced by Stuart Hall had a long feature as their opening item : |
| 10 | DS Stuart Finn took a long drag on his cigarette and nodded at the board . |
| 11 | Gateshead and the Reed family seemed a long way away . |
| 12 | Colin French has a long record for animal cruelty , and there were cheers in the public gallery as he was taken away . |