Example sentences of "go [prep] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ She 's wanted to go for a long time , ’ said Anne , nodding . |
| 2 | She would have liked to go for a long walk past the charming wedding-cake buildings that lined the promenade , but although it was only teatime , it was already too dark to see anything . |
| 3 | Most clubs , you have to go through a long rigmarole of being proposed and seconded and vouched for by other members and having your background scrutinised , and weeks and months go by before you 're elected . |
| 4 | He claimed there should be no erosion of traditional fishing areas , and stressed that each application would have to go through a long process before being granted . |
| 5 | People arriving in this country for such a purpose have to go through a long interview procedure to process their claims . |
| 6 | They had to go through a long interrogation , and their answers were not found to be satisfactory . |
| 7 | The stockings on Christmas morning are always full of useful things ( Clarissa 's includes Pond 's Cold Cream and tights ) , then after church the family goes for a long walk to work up a hearty appetite for dinner . |
| 8 | Well were going for a long weekend , like the Bank Holiday weekend . |
| 9 | When they had eaten their meal of wheat ro is and milk they kept the fire going for a long time . |
| 10 | Try drinking lots of water instead : not eating at all for a day to clear out the system ( unless you are a diabetic or have some other dietary problem ) ; having a warm bath and a nap ; going for a long walk . |
| 11 | Going for a long walk in the country on a Sunday afternoon when you 've got a lot of marking still to do , or having an affair with a colleague — they could go either way . |
| 12 | I knew players like the incomparable Joe Davis and I doubt if he did any more training than is entailed in going for a long walk . |
| 13 | As you know , the two of them have become good friends , and are going on a long holiday together . |
| 14 | If you 're going on a long journey alone , plan your route in advance using main roads as far as possible . |
| 15 | I 'm sure your husband appreciated from afar the care and ‘ antics ’ of you and your friends , the personal and loving touch that one would give to any loved one going on a long journey . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ It 's been going on a long time , Elaine . |
| 17 | because it 's been going on a long time . |
| 18 | But it was I mean you have to admit erm and I 'm I 'll bring Mr Power in and let him speak for himself , but you have to admit that it from what we 've just heard , it started in nineteen seventy four , it 's been going on a long time . |
| 19 | Goes on a long time does it ? |
| 20 | After returning the van to the hire company , I went for a long walk in Hyde Park . |
| 21 | The next day he went for a long walk , about 20 miles , during which he did a good deal of clear thinking in the mountains . |
| 22 | But we went for a long walk and Ally started talking about his work in a way I had n't heard before . |
| 23 | I put on my coat and went for a long walk on the moor . |
| 24 | I went through a long period of thinking of having him adopted . |
| 25 | Plan to do something that will take you out of the house and , perhaps , go for a long walk . |
| 26 | Give it a flick it 'll go for a long way because there 's no , there 's very little friction on the ice and erm the second one is the , the awkward one . |
| 27 | Does n't matter I mean , it 'll go for a long time you know . |
| 28 | You know , you may go for a long time and not see any , then you 'll see two or three in possibly a week . |
| 29 | Alexandra had gone for a long walk before replying to this letter . |
| 30 | I had decided that I had to face up to the fact that John might not come back or he might be gone for a long time and that when he did come back we might not love one another . |