Example sentences of "and [vb base] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do they really physically raise a sardonic eyebrow , and make a long face , or only metaphorically ? |
| 2 | He would come round on his cycle just lean up against the er lamppost and push a long pole u underneath the , the lights the lamp itself the glass , and of course the lamp would come on off this pole |
| 3 | Some of these , certainly in Johannesburg , are located in the city , far from the townships , and involve a long journey . |
| 4 | Indulging in litigation may mean that you have to expend substantial sums of money and wait a long time before achieving victory ; to lose could prove very costly . |
| 5 | Is he aware that even when people are examined , are found to have cataracts and wait a long time for the operation , some of them — such as a 91-year-old constituent of mine — are told that Royal Oldham hospital , which has been granted trust status , does not have the money to provide the necessary medicines and has money to help only the elderly ? |
| 6 | He slid a coin into the slot of the juke-box and let a long , chocolate finger trip over the buttons . |
| 7 | He would go to a bar late and sip a long drink very slowly . |
| 8 | internal business shuttles but a lot of them are long haul passengers who could n't get a direct flight to their nearest regional airport and with the nineteen ninety three directive liberalising the E C erm or European Union Airways , more and more passengers from the North and the Midlands are going to take a shuttle to Europe not to Heathrow , they are going to fly from Ringway or East Middlesbrough t to Europe and catch a long haul from Charles De Gaulle or Frankfurt and indeed Amsterdam which you probably know is now advertising itself as Britain 's third airport . |
| 9 | The menfolk have an aged , craggy appearance , being hunch-backed from their hard labour , and wear a long grey beard . |
| 10 | Assuming that its purpose has been determined , once the machine arrives there are several steps that can be taken to maintain its good condition and ensure a long life . |
| 11 | We … turn to the right and find a long line of Loose Boxes extending to the Forge … |
| 12 | Now , diver deployment systems are accepted as normal offshore practise , and go a long way to making commercial diving safer . |
| 13 | God , he was so gorgeous … her hands were moving on to his strong thoat , thrusting into his black hair , she was losing her head again as the kiss deepened and she heard him give a low growl of harsh excitement , his mouth increasing the pressure until Rachel was obliterated by him , dazed , clutching him with shaking hands , gasping hoarsely against his mouth , feeling his strong hands move swiftly up to her breasts to stroke her nipples and force a long hoarse cry of exquisite desire from her . |
| 14 | and offer a long pale forearm . |
| 15 | Very dirty items , if they are cleaned immediately and take a long time , can upset the flow and cause a log-jam of dirties with congestion in the reception area which restricts work further . |
| 16 | Perhaps we should stop castigating individual managers , coaches and players and take a long , hard look at the structure of our sporting institutions . |
| 17 | Begin the front kick from a fighting stance and throw a long reverse punch to the opponent 's face . |
| 18 | Having been told to strip off her clothes , even her shift , without looking at her body , and don a long , unbleached , calico nightdress , she was then told how she must lie in bed , straight down , her hands by her sides . |
| 19 | At the top of the fountain , the spray breaks up into individual droplets which get carried by the wind and fall a long way from the vent , so that downwind of the fountain there is a shifting curtain of glowing droplets showering down . |
| 20 | The aim is to produce beers quickly which , because they are sterile and have a long ‘ shelf life ’ , are also highly profitable . |
| 21 | I 'm fifty and have a long way to go . |
| 22 | The inhabitants , having colonised naturally , would be well-adapted to the local conditions ; no two commons would be alike ; and garden escapes , which are often very colourful and have a long flowering period , would be welcome . |
| 23 | All they told me was that if I were on the public payroll I 'd take a ride out to Westminster Drive and have a long talk with Mrs. Laura Channing . |