Example sentences of "[adv] drawn out [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | As he said it the bellowing roar came again , right on top of them , and a long drawn out scream in Russian . |
| 2 | Einstein licked his wounds after his long drawn out battle with Bohr about the uncertainty principle . |
| 3 | This could be a long drawn out affair of up to eight hours or more . |
| 4 | All the emotional turmoil and excitement of the outbreak of war , all the long drawn out details of my training , the thrills of flying and the fear of death , all the bustle and anticipation of the last few days had ended in this , in my standing alone on a slushy path in the late afternoon with absolutely nothing whatever to do . |
| 5 | I mean often actually producing pieces of writing is , is , is quite a , you know , sort of long drawn out sort of er iterative process I suppose in , in mathematical terms erm you know you kind of go through it again and again erm I mean that 's one thing you ca but obviously that 's quite time consuming er |
| 6 | He had married the daughters of several important Muslim chiefs and was in frequent communication with the " Mad Mullah " in Somaliland , supplying him with rifles and ammunition to help in his long drawn out war against the British . |
| 7 | The long drawn out war in South Africa did much to discredit imperial adventuring . |