Example sentences of "[vb pp] by [pron] long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She rolled along the carpet , hampered by her long dressing-gown , and then arms like steel tentacles caught her again . |
| 2 | That instinctive understanding of her place in the showbusiness scheme of things was later to rub off on Kylie 's fellow Neighbours exile Jason Donovan , who was persuaded by his long time friend to abandon ideas of hardening up his dance music into something U2ish . |
| 3 | When junior hospital doctors have been asked whether their efficiency was impaired by their long hours of duty , over a third replied " often " and almost half replied " occasionally " . |
| 4 | Exclusively nocturnal birds , well adapted by their long wings and tail , large eyes and gape , and small bill and feet , to catch moths , beetles and other flying insect prey by night : seen by day only when flushed from the ground or perched on a branch ( normally horizontally along it ) , being well camouflaged by their mottled brown plumage . |
| 5 | Seniority is itself based on the length of service to the group as in the classic statement of Japanese company practices ; authority is legitimated by its long record of commitment and respect for seniority is therefore justified . |
| 6 | Plateosaurus was a well-known herbivore , occasionally rearing up and sprinting in short bursts on its hind legs , its momentum aided by its long tail . |