Example sentences of "he [art] long [noun sg] " 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 All round him the long scar smashed into the jungle was a bath of heat .
3 ‘ Take him a long way from the Tree and kill him ! ’
4 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 .
5 Vanessa gave him a long look , then delved into her handbag and produced a small object .
6 Cindy gave him a long look through her sunglasses .
7 Coffin gave him a long look and he was n't laughing .
8 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 ) .
9 A dragonrider handed him a long shape , wrapped in red silk .
10 It took him a long while before he could face Magrit again .
11 She stared at him a long while , then shrugged .
12 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 .
13 Ernest Jarvis did what he had to do elaborately , and it must have taken him a long time .
14 Sheldukher killed him a long time ago . ’
15 I looked at him a long time , and the smile went away .
16 It took him a long time to recover .
17 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 .
18 You 've known him a long time ? ’
19 ‘ I 've known him a long time , ’ Maggie said desperately , knowing quite well that she was being taunted and feeling just a little defenceless .
20 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 .
21 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 .
22 It would take him a long time then would n't it ?
23 That should take him a long time to .
24 I wrote him a long note explaining where he was , what had happened and where Mum was .
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