Example sentences of "take a long pull " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm not surprised , ’ Ven replied , and taking a long pull of breath , ‘ I do n't seem to be doing this very well , ’ he stated , ‘ but at least we 're talking — which makes it less difficult than I thought it was going to be . ’ |
| 2 | He took a long pull . |
| 3 | Kate took a long pull on her cigarette and sighed . |
| 4 | I sank on to the bucket and took a long pull at the coffee . |
| 5 | Dalziel took a long pull at his pint and sighed happily . |
| 6 | Charles took a long pull . |
| 7 | Aunt Tossie took a long pull at her drink . |
| 8 | Mr Beckenham took a long pull at his flask , and then carefully topped it up from the bottle . |