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 . |