Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] [v-ing] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then his eyes , red-rimmed from weeping , widened dementedly and he lunged from his place swinging the long blade of his coupe-coupe high above his head . |
| 2 | He was leaning back in his chair smoking a long , fat cigarette in a stubby black holder . |
| 3 | ‘ I think the knobbly wheels are just to make it grip the ground better , ’ said Dorcas , his voice sounding a long way off . |
| 4 | She looked up at him with wide grey eyes , her lips parted softly , and he tightened her to him , his hand gripping the long , wet hair darkened further by the water . |
| 5 | A big broad-shouldered man stood there , looking gently down at her ; he seemed almost as tall as the half-mortals , his shadow streaming a long way across the beach . |
| 6 | I remember a Rhodesian in our squadron writing a long letter to the ‘ Malta Times ’ about this very subject , but I do n't think it was ever published . ’ |