Example sentences of "he [verb] the long [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He fondled the long dagger he 'd pushed through his wallet , drawing comfort from its metal coiled handle .
2 He used the long passageways to reassure himself that no one followed , before emerging at the start of avenue Foch .
3 He says the long term interests of his company are best served in private sector , even if this causes short term problems .
4 He trudged the long road to Keswick or often to Wythburn where the carrier , Jackson , would take him to Keswick when the Exhibition was held annually .
5 But he holed the long putt coming back to keep the match alive after Davies had safely made a par .
6 The consequence of excommunication for Jacob was economic isolation : he was forced to give up his trade ( also shoemaking ) and was given redress for this when he petitioned the Long Parliament in 1640 .
7 On fine days , he took the long way round by Jubilee Wharf .
8 Jan Irving ( Wirral ) was another to win at Derby , where he took the long jump with 6.64 metres .
9 He saw the long lashes drop for an instant and the lips contract fearfully , and laughed .
10 He went the long way home , but did not go down the little gang plank to the barge of a friend of his — a woman who kept ten or so cats on board and brewed some awful drink out of peaches .
11 He flicked the long tape measure from around his neck and eyed Willie .
12 All too clearly , he remembered the long procession of terribly mutilated corpses , stretched out on cold mortuary slabs over the past five years , in the wake of the man 's bloodlust .
13 He outlined the long connections of the New River Head site back to early in the 17th century when what was probably the first privatised water company was established by James I ( VI of Scotland ) .
14 He was up for a western , and he had the long hair , but after school he went to a barber and had his head shaved .
15 As thin as ever without an ounce of excess fat , he had the long face and gaunt look of the true desert Arab .
16 That he had the long record of offenses , mainly dishonesty and some for violence against the police .
17 He tucked the long tie into them .
18 ‘ But he likes the long school holidays ! ’ said Tony .
19 Then , turning to Garry , he pointed the long steel comb at him .
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