Example sentences of "he [art] long [noun] " in BNC.

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1 She handed him the long cane , and flinched when he swished it through the air to produce a vicious , menacing whistle .
2 She showed him the long notes and the short notes .
3 And to warn him the long knives were out .
4 All round him the long scar smashed into the jungle was a bath of heat .
5 ‘ Take him a long way from the Tree and kill him ! ’
6 Drew had never been extravagant , but he could n't see the point of parsimony for parsimony 's sake , so he had decided to look for a patron , some ignoramus who would pay him a long salary to coach him and look after his ponies .
7 Vanessa gave him a long look , then delved into her handbag and produced a small object .
8 Cindy gave him a long look through her sunglasses .
9 Coffin gave him a long look and he was n't laughing .
10 Likewise Jacob , his father , had given him a long robe with sleeves , for he ‘ loved Joseph more than any other of his children ’ ( Gen. 37:3 ) .
11 A dragonrider handed him a long shape , wrapped in red silk .
12 It took him a long while before he could face Magrit again .
13 She stared at him a long while , then shrugged .
14 It had been with him a long time , long before McLuhanism had arrived to make a lot of people cry into their beer at El Vino 's and go haring after every tin-pot producer in the business .
15 Ernest Jarvis did what he had to do elaborately , and it must have taken him a long time .
16 Sheldukher killed him a long time ago . ’
17 I looked at him a long time , and the smile went away .
18 It took him a long time to recover .
19 It had taken him a long time to adjust himself to this , but now it no longer irritated him , and he felt only pity for his wife .
20 You 've known him a long time ? ’
21 ‘ I 've known him a long time , ’ Maggie said desperately , knowing quite well that she was being taunted and feeling just a little defenceless .
22 Well I actually rang them up to say , why why are you taking my wages into consideration , I did n't break up this marriage , I met him a long time afterwards an I was told by a C S A agent or clerk or whatever , that my wedding was nonessential spending .
23 Ken Stevens loved both his girls and Rachel knew it had taken him a long time to come to terms with Jennifer 's illness ; she doubted he would ever forgive David Markham for walking out on her at such a crucial time .
24 It would take him a long time then would n't it ?
25 That should take him a long time to .
26 I wrote him a long note explaining where he was , what had happened and where Mum was .
27 I suspect that that was the last time that he will make a speech as Minister for the Arts , and I do not think that the House would begrudge him a longer time to say his farewells .
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