Example sentences of "he [verb] [adv] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since his debut in 1984 , he has largely been cast in the role of workhorse for West Indies , his seemingly effortless , languid approach to the wicket enabling him to bowl fairly long spells , even in hot and humid conditions . |
| 2 | He enjoyed brushing it , even when she made him stand so long behind her chair that his arms ached and his eyelids started to droop . |
| 3 | You can imagine this has meant him working very long hours , one of the other problems he has is he suffers from diabetes . |
| 4 | He tried to take in the surrounding countryside that was to be his home during the months that lay ahead — if he lived that long . |
| 5 | ‘ The miracle is that he lived so long . |
| 6 | The memory of the heroism and sterling qualities of Rodrigo del Bivar have thus been enshrined for all time ; his statue stands today in the main square of Burgos , staring out forever across the lands he fought so long to transform . |
| 7 | Into yet another silence her father 's voice growled out , ‘ If he lives that long . ’ |
| 8 | As compensation for not being able to grow hair on his head , he achieved monstrously long sideboards . |
| 9 | Why did he take so long in cashing it ? |
| 10 | In 1798 , General Humbert of France came over and won a battle near there , but he took so long that the nearby towns had time to refortify . |
| 11 | But he took so long to make his point , the Speaker intervened . |
| 12 | He took so long though did n't he ? |
| 13 | Watching him refill her glass , she noticed he had unusually long fingernails for a man . |
| 14 | He had very long hair at the time and a beard , Lewis remembered , and looked as they all did like some kind of weird prophet . |
| 15 | He had very long hands , which were also covered in freckles and sported three gold rings . |
| 16 | it , oh yes it is , I 'm surprised that he stayed so long |