Example sentences of "and begin [art] long " in BNC.

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1 He made me put it down and began a long , fast conversation with the soldier .
2 They crossed the city and began a long , slow climb up through the Alfama district .
3 A month ago they , together with the males , left the burrows on the floor of the forest inland where they had spent most of the year and began a long march to the coast .
4 It was when I got into the Law Courts and began a long series of litigation lasting twenty five years " .
5 But the hands came cunning and swift and raised a harsh green fabric up , until there was darkness over his head and he was paralysed with fear as he was lifted up and began a long and terrible journey .
6 The gendarme came over to the table and began a long address to Lambert , who listened politely , commenting ‘ Peut-être ’ , from time to time .
7 Their relationship became more and more covert ; he left the police and they moved to a suburb where they ‘ passed for white ’ and began the long struggle called ‘ trying for white ’ .
8 Brushing off the leaves , I engaged ‘ push ’ and began the long walk home .
9 After lunch , full of roast beef , Yorkshire pudding , apple pie and custard , I took the back lane from Settle to Langcliffe and began the long climb out of the village by road .
10 She completed the usual task of washing and scouring the pots and dishes after dinner , and when Mrs Prynn had inspected her work and approved it , she lay down on her narrow bed and began the long wait for darkness — and for Tristram .
11 But she turned around , and began the long , slow walk back to the village .
12 London had lost its infant summer and begun the long descent into winter .
13 Here , after all , was a President prepared to take the economy seriously and to begin the long process of hauling it back into some semblance of order .
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