Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv prt] [prep] [art] long " in BNC.

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1 Finish off with the long , stroking movements with which you began in Step 1 .
2 As Julian & co limber up for the long haul , you get the feeling they never really hated rock as the survivors of post-punk seemed to .
3 When I look back on the long friendship , I realize that I need not have had certain misgivings about troubling Eliot or taking up his time — misgivings due to temperamental diffidence rather than to genuine modesty , I am afraid — because he was both generous of his time and solicitous about the welfare of those in whom lie took an interest .
4 Secure on to the long sides of the house ( two on each side ) with a little royal icing .
5 Beyond pouring oil on troubled waters , the Queen can do no more than dig in for the long wait , guided by her husband .
6 Instead of enduring the summer 's baking heat , they set off on a long journey up into the Australian Alps .
7 Many of the farmer 's wives came in for a mug of tea and perhaps a piece of cake before they set off on the long drive for home .
8 And so I set out on the long journey back to Thornfield .
9 Colour another 225g 18oz ) of the marzipan green , and roll out into a long wide strip .
10 I go over to the long mirror and have a look .
11 TAKE OFF FOR A LONG WEEKEND WITH THE COMPLIMENTS OF CITROËN
12 It 's like people sometimes have problems when they come out after a long stay in hospital — or the same sort of thing anyway .
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