Example sentences of "he took a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He took a long pull . |
| 2 | He took a long sip . |
| 3 | He took a long drink from the bottle of wine , saying , ‘ Here 's luck ! ’ |
| 4 | He took a long drink and filled his bottle . |
| 5 | He took a long swig , put the glass down and wiped his mis-shaven upper lip contentedly . |
| 6 | He took a long look at the approaching man , who was obviously not keen on leaving the shelter of the trees . |
| 7 | He took a long breath , becoming severely practical before he got out of his depth . |
| 8 | He took a long breath . |
| 9 | He took a long breath then shrugged . |
| 10 | He took a long drag on the cigarette and looked at his watch again . |
| 11 | His dark-brown eyes burnt into mine ; he took a long moment to reply . |
| 12 | Tromsø was huddled and silent below and he took a long time over his last look . |
| 13 | He took a long time to answer the door and his painful movements towards and into his armchair explained why . |
| 14 | He took a long step backwards then wheeled and stretched both his arms out . |
| 15 | He took a long puff on his beautiful cigar and tapped the ash into a wastepaper basket full of mimeographed reports . |