Example sentences of "he [verb] [adv] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Always self-deprecating and modest , he fought bravely a long struggle against cancer , remaining cheerful and full of amusing unrepeatable anecdotes . |
| 2 | He moved over a long time ago from playing an SG Standard and an ES-345 when he found his beloved fixed-bridge ‘ 64 Stratocaster , which is standard apart from an extra treble-boost toggle switch . |
| 3 | He let out a long , shuddering breath . |
| 4 | He let out a long breath and raised his hands to cover both ears . |
| 5 | He let out a long breath then turned to look at Hitch . |
| 6 | He let out a long breath . |
| 7 | He let out a long , gasping sigh . |
| 8 | Putting his hand inside his dirty bomber jacket , he drew out a long , thick kitchen knife and put it on the dashboard . |
| 9 | He strolled up the long arcade , pausing frequently to peer in shop windows at the expensive goodies . |
| 10 | Thinking of the crystal spaces , the lines of Kubla Khan unfolded naturally before him as he dawdled up the long terrace of decaying houses . |
| 11 | With his two daughters , one holding each hand , he came down the long staircase from the top-floor flat . |
| 12 | He opened the throttle as he turned left into Station Road The burble of the exhaust turned to a bellow as he raced down the long gentle slope towards Newtown . |
| 13 | So he took up the longest and sharpest , wrapping its hilt round in his leather apron , and waited . |
| 14 | He took out a long piece of paper , and read : |
| 15 | Then he thought how the long streets were dotted with lamps , and how the peaceful stars were shining overhead ( 5 ) . |
| 16 | [ Dombey and Son , Ch 16 ] The artlessness of the child 's mind is reflected partly in the repetitions " watching it and watching everything " and " deepen , deepen , deepen " ; in the use of common words , especially those with monosyllabic stems : " he thought how the long streets were dotted with lamps " , " and now he thought how black it was " ; and in the way the cohesion of the passage rests on the subject pronoun he and the conjunction and . |
| 17 | The phone rang , and he reached out a long arm and hooked it up . |
| 18 | Each time I sent him a rewritten chapter , he sent back a long list of objections and questions he wanted me to clarify . |
| 19 | He was silent for a long time , then he blew out a long stream of smoke and turned his head towards her . |
| 20 | SE5as do not , ’ he brought up a long , curling belch , ‘ wobble . ’ |
| 21 | He lets out a long , marvellously theatrical sigh . |
| 22 | He had quite a long way to walk to the bridge , but there was plenty of time ; he had taken the trouble to find out the train times and he had worked out at what time the train would arrive at the bridge — about 9pm — so he enjoyed his walk . |
| 23 | He pushed back a long , greasy spike of hair that kept slipping down and pricking his ear . |
| 24 | In his anger and frustration , he picked up a long , curved clothes brush and banged it down hard on the surface of the table . |
| 25 | He picked up a long knife . |
| 26 | Then he picked up a long poker from the fireplace and had it like a rifle when he played the tape again . |
| 27 | He stood there a long time , letting the feeling ebb . |