Example sentences of "go [prep] [art] 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 | But one morning I came to play and I found that my clubs were not there ( they had been stolen ) I then had to go through the long task of making a claim to the insurance company to try and claim some money to replace the clubs I had lost . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | But here 's Rozario Gemmell Black Pearce is up in support but he goes for the long ball in and Hill met it first . |
10 | Well were going for a long weekend , like the Bank Holiday weekend . |
11 | When they had eaten their meal of wheat ro is and milk they kept the fire going for a long time . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | 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 . |
15 | Without going through the long list of advantages that they possess , one or two are extremely appealing — a fast enough speed of about 60 miles an hour , low enough height for passengers to be able to enjoy the view and an ability to stop without falling . |
16 | When she was a youngster she was forever going up the long path through the convent kitchen gardens , past the briars and brambles and peering in its windows . |
17 | The stout refusal , and then the shambling figure going up the long path beside the river , up to the house . |
18 | A sort of cat and mouse game followed , especially going up the long hill , but we eventually settled on a dead heat . |
19 | As you know , the two of them have become good friends , and are going on a long holiday together . |
20 | If you 're going on a long journey alone , plan your route in advance using main roads as far as possible . |
21 | 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 . ’ |
22 | ‘ It 's been going on a long time , Elaine . |
23 | because it 's been going on a long time . |
24 | 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 . |
25 | Goes on a long time does it ? |
26 | After returning the van to the hire company , I went for a long walk in Hyde Park . |
27 | 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 . |
28 | But we went for a long walk and Ally started talking about his work in a way I had n't heard before . |
29 | I put on my coat and went for a long walk on the moor . |
30 | I went through a long period of thinking of having him adopted . |