Example sentences of "and [adv] [verb] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1106 Kálmán acceded to the Hungarian throne , and so began the long and often troubled relationship between Croatia and Hungary which lasted for over eight centuries . |
| 2 | Langton was to be promoted archbishop of Canterbury by Innocent and so began the long quarrel between the Holy See and King John . |
| 3 | Only after several days does it fuse with the egg and so complete the long process of fertilisation . |
| 4 | The proteins have little sequence identity and obviously diverged a long time ago . |
| 5 | This was the worst part as by now everyone was tired , hungry , needed a long hot bath and still had a long drive home ; however spirits were cheerful and by the 29th May we were ready to do it all again . |
| 6 | Use the graft for the first two or three feet ( 60 to 90 centimetres ) of the hole and thereafter use the long spade . |
| 7 | This is a real advantage when using the A2 live and also goes a long way to keeping the engineer happy in the studio , without taking precious minutes to reprogram . |
| 8 | One Frenchman had taken his carbine from his holster and now tried a long shot at Sharpe , but the bullet fluttered harmlessly overhead . |
| 9 | Having survived the milling crowds at the station platforms ( in which they might easily be separated from brother or sister ) , children often found themselves bundled onto a train , not knowing their destination , and then enduring a long , slow journey in cramped coaches with no corridors or toilets . |
| 10 | Half way through the day we were given a bowl of watery porridge each , I was so hungry I ate mine , and then rejoined the long queue for a second helping . |
| 11 | Gaily reached into his pocket , and then spotted a long , thin orange and yellow card , decorated with a cartoon . |
| 12 | Michael was transferred to the QE2 after two days and then began the long voyage home . |
| 13 | He was re-elected to parliament in 1978 , and then survived a long struggle against cancer . |
| 14 | The road continues south , climbing over a rise with a good retrospective view of the full length of Kingsdale and then makes a long descent to Thornton in Lonsdale after a branch turns off to the right for the A65 at Westhouse . |
| 15 | They reached the summit at 3pm and then started the long abseil descent . |