Example sentences of "a long pull [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kate took a long pull on her cigarette and sighed . |
| 2 | I sank on to the bucket and took a long pull at the coffee . |
| 3 | Dalziel took a long pull at his pint and sighed happily . |
| 4 | Aunt Tossie took a long pull at her drink . |
| 5 | Mr Beckenham took a long pull at his flask , and then carefully topped it up from the bottle . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 7 | It was a long pull up the hill , and I felt more like doing a roly-poly down it . |
| 8 | It 's a long pull up this hill , I 'm not going to run up and drop down dead . |