Example sentences of "and [vb base] [adv prt] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | They file into the office and sit round the long oak table , slightly in awe of Vic , serious men in chain-store suits , with pens and pencils sticking out of their breast pockets . |
| 2 | ‘ There is enough to do , ’ he said , and let out a long breath . |
| 3 | Benstede pursed his lips and let out a long sigh . |
| 4 | Lucinda ran her tongue round her suddenly dry lips and let out a long , slow whistle . |
| 5 | Then , satisfied that the French would check their advance till they were certain no picquet line waited in ambush , he stared westwards towards the clouds and let out a long heavy breath . |
| 6 | Mould a very little black food colouring into some spare fondant to create a light marbled grey effect , and roll out a long strip to place along each side of the road . |
| 7 | The CEGB would perhaps be more fully convincing in its argument on fuel diversity if it could show that it had more real commitment to the development and use over a long time scale of renewable-energy technologies . |
| 8 | No wonder the Polynesians call them aa flows — and go round the long way ! |