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Example sentences of "she [verb] [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1	Although she lived a long way from the town , she seldom missed Brownie Pack Meeting .
2	Digging into the pocket of her jacket , she produced a long silver whistle and placed it firmly between her lips , and Fran had to swallow an almost hysterical gurgle of laughter as she saw the expression of near-disbelief on Luke Calder 's face .
3	She has a long coachroof of medium height and a short-ended hull on which no attempt has been made to distort the lines .
4	The second must be that he or she has a long life .
5	She has a long association with the scouting movement and is president of the East Middlesbrough scout executive .
6	She drew a long breath , twisting her hands .
7	When finally he released her she drew a long breath and mumbled inarticulately into his shirt front , ‘ I do n't know what 's wrong with me .
8	She drew a long breath .
9	She drew a long breath .
10	Taking comfort from the thought , she drew a long breath and Giles turned .
11	She drew a long breath .
12	At last , seeing the impatient glint in his eyes , she drew a long breath and said , ‘ I 've been thinking things over — thinking very deeply — and I 've come to the conclusion that your idea of merging our two practices is , after all , the most sensible solution to our problem . ’
13	She drew a long breath .
14	In the upstairs passage she opened the long case clock , knowing very well it was broken , that the weights had not descended for years and the hands remained at twenty to one .
15	She never for a moment thought of deserting French for Mrs Hill , having encountered amongst other things some nasty problems about the nature of electricity , but she did enjoy the sensation of flirtation : she spent a long time making her mind up , and finally was summoned by the headmistress , who told her she ought to stick to Sciences , because they offered better prospects .
16	The shower was wonderfully soothing and afterwards she spent a long time drying her hair and putting on her make-up .
17	She spent a long time in the bathroom .
18	She spent a long time near the gate these days , but the snow had driven her indoors at last .
19	She spent a long evening working with Philip , as his assistant , handing him tools , holding steady the beam of a powerful torch .
20	She sensed the long look he directed at her , but continued to stare blindly ahead .
21	Wrapping her arms round herself in a futile attempt to retain some body-heat , she began the long walk back to the cottage .
22	Her name was Louise , she said , as she grabbed a long kiss , tongue first .
23	Educated privately at her homes at Parkwern and Hendrefoilan she inherited a long family tradition of unorthodox and innovative ideas .
24	In the hall she wraps a long scarf round her neck and puts on a cream-coloured quilted cotton jacket , with wide shoulders and inset sleeves , and lets herself out by the front door .
25	Had she gone the long way round , using a main road , she would only have added 10 minutes to her journey .
26	She wore a long raincoat which drooped from her thin shoulders and she carried a small overnight bag .
27	She took a long drink of her tea and then continued , ‘ Anyway , she 'll go before long , never fear . ’
28	Unused to spicy food , she took a long mouthful of the gin and tonic , which she could now no longer even taste , then very deliberately she finished the chicken wing and ate another one .
29	She took a long time to dress .
30	There was a lot to look at , so she took a long time coming back after school , stopping to watch the men mending holes in the roads , to watch the demolition team with their mighty metal ball swinging on its chain from the crane clearing the bomb-site , to watch carpenters erecting wooden hoardings around the cleared sites to keep the people out , to see bill-stickers on ladders pasting huge coloured pictures on to the hoardings .