Example sentences of "[vb past] on a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The words arrived on a long feather of smoke . |
| 2 | He then embarked on a long tirade about the tactics we should adopt for a forthcoming game with an Army side . |
| 3 | ‘ But I 'm so glad to be home , ’ Faye confessed on a long sigh . |
| 4 | Ranald , his shyness fading , started on a long story of honey and ants and his mother 's bed , that set Hector smiling , then chuckling , and at last rolling about with laughter . |
| 5 | He went on a long journey , was weary , worn-out with labour , and returning engraved on a stone the whole story . " |
| 6 | He went on a long journey , was weary worn out with labour , and returning engraved on a stone the whole story . " |
| 7 | His winner against Portsmouth was clinically-executed , an angled shot from twelve yards after substitute Mick Quinn flicked on a long ball from Ray Ranson . |
| 8 | He ignored her enquiry so she hauled herself out , slipped on a long T-shirt and followed him into the other room . |
| 9 | ‘ Belinda , ’ he said on a long sigh , ‘ go into the party , would you ? |
| 10 | She asked for the secretary and launched on a long story about phoning from a restaurant where a pair of leather gloves had been found apparently left by the lady with Mr Johnston whom one of the waiters had remembered seeing at the sports club . |
| 11 | The two young men sat on a long seat under the shadow of a tall tree . |