Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [prep] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | They lived together for a long time ; she bore him children — who took after their mother and turned out to be demons too . |
| 2 | An energy policy was , however , not surprisingly not quickly agreed ; it passed only after a long and bitter struggle that extended through most of Carter 's term of office and the package of measures finally agreed was inevitably different and weaker than the one the White House had originally requested . |
| 3 | We splashed and laughed and played together for a long time , sharing their delight at looking underwater through a diving mask for the first time . |
| 4 | The final allied victory against Japan came only after a long and costly struggle . |
| 5 | At the end of September Violet came home for a long weekend and Perdita was so bloody-minded that in despair Daisy escaped to Harvest Festival for an hour of peace . |
| 6 | That 's something that did n't happen when I came home after a long day at work . |
| 7 | The door from the terrace led directly into a long , somewhat overfurnished salon , cool and dim after the heat and brightness outside , its deep window-sills shaded by closed shutters and crowded with knick-knacks . |
| 8 | Helen , with the baby only two weeks away , was very large indeed , but not too large for me to get my arms around her , and we stood there in the middle of the flagged floor clasped together for a long time with neither of us saying much . |
| 9 | The cab drove steadily out of Brighton on the London Road , and then , at the summit of the Downs , turned left down a long lane . |
| 10 | President Vieira on Nov. 6 returned abruptly after a long period abroad , during which time he had received medical treatment and visited the United States and Taiwan . |
| 11 | The magazine in her hand plumed upwards in a long flame , belching smoke . |
| 12 | It was a horrific crime and I hope the two thugs who did it can be apprehended and sent away for a long time . ’ |
| 13 | Hayman thought deeply for a long while before making up his mind . |
| 14 | One night , later in their affair , O woke up in the middle of one of his long and noisy dreams and lay there for a long time looking at Boy 's face as he slept . |
| 15 | Couville rose and went across to a long leaden tube . |
| 16 | People would not welcome a move from their home and if closure went ahead over a long period of time staff would inevitably leave . |
| 17 | King Edward VII and his Consort , Alexandra , were able to influence international events , particularly in Europe , which continued to be the predominant continent and Britain looked forward to a long period of peaceful influence . |
| 18 | Many people claim that Frederick was imprisoned by the Turks , and that after his release he returned to Kaiserslautern and lived there for a long time . |
| 19 | Yeah , and we lived there for a long time did n't you , you stayed in that house for a long , long time |
| 20 | He did so after a long consultation with the Prime Minister . |
| 21 | She went up to the bedroom to see Anna and they spoke together for a long time . ’ |
| 22 | Ahead a ragged coastline stretched away to a long , low headland which jutted out into the sea , its level surface broken by the jagged stumps of two mine stacks . |
| 23 | Supertop ran well for a long way in the season 's opener at Doncaster . |
| 24 | I prefer the consistent VIKING ROCKET , who ran well for a long way behind Captain Dibble in the Scottish National at Ayr . |
| 25 | ‘ It was so untimely , ’ the Commander said passionately after a long silence , ‘ so very untimely . ’ |
| 26 | And Mary as he had first seen her appeared before him again like an apparition as he slid slowly into a long sleep . |
| 27 | On my first visit , we sat together for a long time , talking of this and that . |
| 28 | Martha stood patiently for a long time while her mother tried one dress after another on her , hoping to find a colour that made her skin seem paler and a cut that disguised her skeletal proportions . |
| 29 | Notts went ahead when Mike Simpson volleyed home after a long throw-in . |
| 30 | They sat there for a long time , drinking their milk , gazing out at the grey drizzle while the Bārakotes told them stories about their home in the south , about the brightly coloured saris that the women wear , about the bazaars , and all the shops and stalls with beads and bangles , oranges , lemons , spices , chilli . |