Example sentences of "he [art] long [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All round him the long scar smashed into the jungle was a bath of heat . |
| 2 | Drew had never been extravagant , but he could n't see the point of parsimony for parsimony 's sake , so he had decided to look for a patron , some ignoramus who would pay him a long salary to coach him and look after his ponies . |
| 3 | It took him a long time to recover . |
| 4 | Ken Stevens loved both his girls and Rachel knew it had taken him a long time to come to terms with Jennifer 's illness ; she doubted he would ever forgive David Markham for walking out on her at such a crucial time . |
| 5 | It had taken him a long time to adjust himself to this , but now it no longer irritated him , and he felt only pity for his wife . |
| 6 | I wrote him a long note explaining where he was , what had happened and where Mum was . |
| 7 | I suspect that that was the last time that he will make a speech as Minister for the Arts , and I do not think that the House would begrudge him a longer time to say his farewells . |