Example sentences of "[adv prt] [to-vb] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He then went on to provide a long list , not of items that we could accept , but of items that we could not accept .
2 Those who know better will not rest contented with such a meagre peep of a lake so singularly grand , but will round the hill rather more than another mile to the west , and when the dark lake is full in view , sit down to drink a long look from that favourable point of view .
3 She went on to catalogue a long history of disasters : from her mother dying when she was six years old , through to the latest traumas of seeing her cat killed by a car and being made redundant .
4 As far as I know , she went on to live a long life , enjoyed the notoriety , and used it to advantage in the family business , exploiting rumours of her Evil Eye to scare off creditors , and to get the best out of every bargain . ’
5 I am about to take a long vacation .
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