Example sentences of "they [adv] [prep] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hawkmoths , which are among the swiftest insect flyers capable of speeds of 50 kph , have reduced their hind wings very considerably in size and latched them on to the long narrow fore-wings with a curved bristle . |
| 2 | Of course , this may lead them to run onto the rotted wood , which will give way and let them in for a long fall … |
| 3 | Seem to put them away for a long while but |
| 4 | Their syllabus should include , on a reading list that would hopefully keep them indoors for a long time , the extensive article published in Mountain dealing with the affair . |
| 5 | MIDDLESBROUGH Bears , facing their first Homefire League match of the 1992 season in only two weeks ' time , need another good result against Glasgow at Cleveland Park tonight to fire them up for a long and hard campaign . |
| 6 | Pierre came to pick them up in the long Mercedes and they piled in with all their bags and appurtenances . |
| 7 | As the flames died down and the dancers stood back for the family to precede them upstairs into the Long Room , there was a subtle change in the atmosphere . |