Example sentences of "and [vb past] [art] long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | And seconds later , Oxford keeper Paul Reece took the ball 30 yards outside his area and hit a long clearance to Joey Beauchamp , whose shot was blocked by Alan Knight before Chris Allen headed in the equaliser . |
| 32 | After other speeches condemning Ian Paisley , Terence O'Neill rose and delivered a long statement in which he made it clear that he regarded the defeat of Ian Paisley as a central part of his reforming Unionism . |
| 33 | A dark torrent of human beings , chiefly men , gathered out of all the streets of the vicinity , had dashed unceasingly into the enclosure and covered the long platform with tramping feet . |
| 34 | ‘ I did n't pick Davis , we chose each other and decided a long time ago that we wanted to play this tournament together . |
| 35 | 35 MINUTES : Ipswich regained the lead when Guentchev , thriving on having better support up front , picked up a ball from Whelan in his own half and sent a long ball for Goddard to chase through the middle . |
| 36 | Raoul turned and saw the long face of the Persian under his black hat . |
| 37 | Madame lit another cigarette and blew a long curl of blue smoke upwards from the side of her mouth . |
| 38 | The lance shivered , the shaft splintering halfway down to the guard , and Hotspur hurled it from him , and reached a long arm to snatch at the bridle as he was swept past , and drag the terrified horse to its feet again . |
| 39 | He uncorked his canteen and took a long drink of water . |
| 40 | The other picked up his drink and took a long swallow , watching her over the rim of the tankard . |
| 41 | He tossed the paper on to a chair , then picked up his glass and took a long swallow , watching her over the rim with open mockery . |
| 42 | He was on his hands and knees and , although his leg hurt him , he moved quickly across the deck and took a long knife from among some ropes . |
| 43 | ‘ More than likely , ’ grinned Yanto and took a long swig . |
| 44 | But he accepted the proffered wine and took a long draught , letting a thoughtful silence fall . |
| 45 | He did his teeth and took a long shower , first hot then cold . |
| 46 | I peeled off my clothes and took a long shower — it would be a long time before I took a bath again , and certainly not round at Sunil 's — and treated myself to a proper shave with hot water and a razor . |
| 47 | I sank on to the bucket and took a long pull at the coffee . |
| 48 | I went back to my room and took a long bath . |
| 49 | Sanchez cupped the coal of the joint and took a long toke . |
| 50 | We often said they loaded the gun in the afternoon and took a long lanyard into a dugout some distance away and fired their gun once and never emerged to reload . |
| 51 | Richards won the toss and took a long time to decide to bat ; when he did so Dilley bowled superbly , and five wickets went down for just 54 . |
| 52 | The Sergeant came up from the rear to join Charles as they left the Carriageway and took the long asphalt path that leads diagonally away to Marble Arch . |
| 53 | He raised his eyes from the pattern and stared a long time at my friend and I — the only two white people on the journey . |
| 54 | She felt constrained to sit and light-headed when she rose and crossed the long boards to fold back the shutters and open the windows wide . |
| 55 | When the secretary had at last left them , she lay back in her chair and gave a long sigh of exasperation . |
| 56 | Woolley side-slipped and fell behind it , then climbed and injected a long burst into its belly , searching forwards until he saw the bullets slashing up between the wing-roots . |
| 57 | After a song and a prayer , a priest in green vestments came on and preached a long sermon warning us all not to misuse authority . |
| 58 | The woman was in black stilettoes , walking slowly and evidently in pain — as if she had walked into the country in inappropriate shoes and was blistered and had a long way to go , as if this hot summer wind from the chalk hills was almost too much for her . |
| 59 | She cleaned off her smudged make-up , filled the bath and had a long soak . |
| 60 | The ‘ direct ’ reversing Bolinder engines remained popular , however , because they were simple and easier to maintain and had a long life . |