Example sentences of "[coord] a long [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the number of leaf stalks revealed it was discovered how many lies a friend had told that day and a long stalk indicated a big lie . |
| 2 | It 's Bob 's lead , and one runner and a long traverse make seconding interesting ; then it 's my turn again . |
| 3 | They have a high mark to shoot at and a long tradition to maintain . |
| 4 | King Eardwulf [ q.v. ] of Northumbria attacked Mercia in 801 , probably for sheltering political refugees , and a long campaign ended in a peace agreement . |
| 5 | Thus was Cu Sith , and he differed from other dogs in having paws that left prints the size of a man 's , and a long tail plaited in a flat braid which lay coiled upon his back . |
| 6 | It is not a question of being frightened of the dark ( although it can be pretty spooky on an out-of-the-way water ) , it is because I enjoy good company and a long night becomes more enjoyable with someone there to chat with ; to share the pleasure of catching big fish , or the lesser pleasure of blanking . |
| 7 | He lunged at her slashing out and a long slash appeared on her leg . |
| 8 | The seven Old Master galleries have been intelligently installed , and a long corridor has been converted into an evocation of a baroque Kunstkammer , complete with pilastered cabinets for the display of paintings and objets d'art . |
| 9 | an enormous building , very dimly lit , with pillars of wood on either side ; the floor was strewn with green rushes and a long carpet lay down the centre . |
| 10 | As the men at the windlass rope heaved and a long timber started to rise up and swing , the wheel on the pulley squealed like an injured dog and the man stationed at the top of the wall took a stickful of thick grease from a pot , leaned out , and worked it into the axle . |
| 11 | He remembered vividly that yellowish ceramic bowl with the trademark ‘ Challenger ’ , the big varnished wooden seat that was always pleasantly warm to the bum , and a long chain dangling from the high cistern with a sponge-rubber ball , slightly perished , on the end of it . |
| 12 | These problems and a long evening incarcerated below decks without fresh air were giving her a headache . |
| 13 | Casks are placed on their ends in the cellar and a long tube known as an extractor is inserted through the tap hole . |
| 14 | The train-shed arched over the adjacent pavement and a long colonnade carried pedestrians along the side of the station as though rather hoping that they would become passengers . |
| 15 | Others have some flexibility , being prepared to serve documents in any language which the addressee is likely to understand ; a short document addressed to a commercial firm in English or a language similar to that of the state of destination ( e.g. a document in Norwegian for service in Sweden ) will be accepted , but a long document addressed to a private individual in a relatively obscure language will not . |
| 16 | It was not a note but a long letter explaining everything , as long and taking her as long to compose as the last piece of writing she had done , an essay comparing and contrasting Verdi and Wagner and their operas . |