Example sentences of "[vb past] [art] long [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The company came a long way in the 1980s , but only because the leopard changed its spots by making the transition from selection to search . |
| 2 | Surgical techniques for an artificial penis and scrotum were still experimental and any success there seemed a long way in the future . |
| 3 | I sat for what seemed a long time in the cold darkness , breathing shallowly , not moving at all , just waiting , and eventually there was a lightening of the shadows and a luminosity in the wood , and the moon rose clear and bright in the east . |
| 4 | When Anthony Crosland declared that the ‘ party is over , he can not have realized that the Government 's cuts presaged a long period in which the Labour Party itself would be seriously threatened — partly because of its association with supposedly spendthrift urban policies . |
| 5 | It was best not to wonder , for I faced a long journey in what remained of the Maggot 's plane . |
| 6 | The Kurd made a long noise in his throat which she presumed to indicate disappointment . |
| 7 | Wordsworth produced a long poem in 1787 entitled The Vale of Esthwaite ( Poetical Works , i , 270–83 ) . |
| 8 | She spent a long time in the bathroom . |
| 9 | He was certainly in Italy before Narses died in 574 , and he subsequently spent a long time in Constantinople . |
| 10 | The consequence of excommunication for Jacob was economic isolation : he was forced to give up his trade ( also shoemaking ) and was given redress for this when he petitioned the Long Parliament in 1640 . |
| 11 | After other speeches condemning Ian Paisley , Terence O'Neill rose and delivered a long statement in which he made it clear that he regarded the defeat of Ian Paisley as a central part of his reforming Unionism . |
| 12 | But they sweetened their reign of fear with occasional favours and a glaze of authority that went a long way in communities accustomed to neither . |
| 13 | Their staff were generally willing to ‘ have a go ’ , and with some information and support went a long way in challenging their own attitudes and those of other children and parents . |
| 14 | Did you say these used to rub your toes when you went a long way in them ? |
| 15 | Immediately after leaving SIS , I took a long holiday in Italy . |
| 16 | It seemed to Lefevre that the splash took a long time in coming . |
| 17 | Black athletes had already represented the United States : George Poage at the Olympic Games in 1904 ; de Hart Hubbard won the long jump in 1924 ; Eddie Tolan won the 100 yards and Ralph Metcalfe competed in 1932 . |
| 18 | Mothers who had left jobs in the middle of the socio-economic spectrum were most exposed to the risk of falling back on the ladder , particularly if they left a long gap in their employment record . |
| 19 | She waited a long time in a small office , but after an hour a policeman came into the room . |
| 20 | The tradition of writing ‘ effusions ’ in blank verse had a long history in the eighteenth century , culminating in The Task by William Cowper . |
| 21 | On the contrary , the idea of the Kingdom had a long history in the life of Israel , and the coming of Christ coincided with a feverish wave of expectancy within the nation . |
| 22 | They had a long chat in Afrikaans ; Herbert specially mentioned the language because it was only the survivors of the family 's oldest generation who still habitually spoke it . |
| 23 | Knowing that she had a long day in front of her , Laura decided to follow her friend 's good example . |
| 24 | In August we had a long weekend in the Lakes , with Rob , Joyce & Ewan which went well , & also a week in Telford with Richard which we thoroughly enjoyed . |
| 25 | He had a long career in the university , becoming bachelor and then ( c .1284 ) doctor of theology as well as master c .1290 . |
| 26 | Mr Walton , a private helicopter pilot , said all his family had a long interest in aviation . |
| 27 | We had a long debate in Committee on sustainable development . |
| 28 | The train stood a long time in Gloucester Road station , for no apparent reason . |