Example sentences of "we [vb past] [adv] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | We fled down a long avenue towards the river . |
| 2 | We trotted down the long flights of stairs and I followed her out through the front door . |
| 3 | From our mooring at the pier , panting in the heat , we walked up a long steep , straight track , which led to the main village where accommodation in private houses was to be allocated ; there were no hotels or pensiones . |
| 4 | This was something she had never even heard of , so we spent quite a long time discussing hypnosis , regression and how the techniques could be applied to her situation . |
| 5 | We spent quite a long time sorting out this problem in the electrostatic case , and we need not repeat the argument here . |
| 6 | erm So now we started up the long term survey , and we 've now got 10 schools taking part , and they 're starting next week , and they 'll be carrying on in the same way as they were the pilot survey , taking the same measurements . |
| 7 | We swayed down the long baggage car , which was half empty of freight and very noisy , and George , having told me to remove and lay aside my waistcoat in case I got oil on it , unlocked the door at the far end . |
| 8 | We stood there a long time watching , heads tipped back , neck muscles beginning to ache . |
| 9 | We stayed there a long time , until well after midnight . |
| 10 | Then she shut us in the byre — and we stayed there a long time ! |