Example sentences of "she [verb] [art] long " in BNC.

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1 Although she lived a long way from the town , she seldom missed Brownie Pack Meeting .
2 She straightened the long limbs and pressed the strands of black cotton she had used for hair more firmly into the scalp .
3 When she fluttered the long lashes of her baby blue eyes she had the timeless charm of Olive Oyl or Betty Boop .
4 Digging into the pocket of her jacket , she produced a long silver whistle and placed it firmly between her lips , and Fran had to swallow an almost hysterical gurgle of laughter as she saw the expression of near-disbelief on Luke Calder 's face .
5 Case No. 9 : 76 year-old Sulphur patient with typical 11.00 hr. aggravation and bladder infections felt temporary relief for two months after Sulphur 200 , Sulph 1M was given , but she sustained a long and somewhat debilitating aggravation lasting 6–8 weeks .
6 Her skin is blue-black , she has a long red tongue , and snakes twine about her body .
7 She has a long coachroof of medium height and a short-ended hull on which no attempt has been made to distort the lines .
8 The second must be that he or she has a long life .
9 She has a long association with the scouting movement and is president of the East Middlesbrough scout executive .
10 Because of the weather Robyn decides not to use the motorway , and , finding the residential backstreets treacherous and strewn with abandoned vehicles , she joins a long , slow-moving convoy of traffic on the outer ring — not a purpose-built road , this , but a motley string of suburban shopping streets and main roads , where the snow has already been churned into filthy curds and whey .
11 She drew a long breath , twisting her hands .
12 Annoyed with herself , she drew a long hissing breath as she gritted through tight lips , ‘ Really , I do n't know why I 'm revealing all this to a complete stranger — somebody I 've only just met — ’
13 She drew a long , shaky breath .
14 When finally he released her she drew a long breath and mumbled inarticulately into his shirt front , ‘ I do n't know what 's wrong with me .
15 She drew a long breath .
16 She drew a long breath .
17 Taking comfort from the thought , she drew a long breath and Giles turned .
18 She drew a long , furious breath .
19 She drew a long breath .
20 She drew a long , angry breath .
21 At last , seeing the impatient glint in his eyes , she drew a long breath and said , ‘ I 've been thinking things over — thinking very deeply — and I 've come to the conclusion that your idea of merging our two practices is , after all , the most sensible solution to our problem . ’
22 She drew a long breath .
23 She wears a long yellow sweater and light blue jeans .
24 In the upstairs passage she opened the long case clock , knowing very well it was broken , that the weights had not descended for years and the hands remained at twenty to one .
25 She never for a moment thought of deserting French for Mrs Hill , having encountered amongst other things some nasty problems about the nature of electricity , but she did enjoy the sensation of flirtation : she spent a long time making her mind up , and finally was summoned by the headmistress , who told her she ought to stick to Sciences , because they offered better prospects .
26 She spent a long evening working with Philip , as his assistant , handing him tools , holding steady the beam of a powerful torch .
27 The shower was wonderfully soothing and afterwards she spent a long time drying her hair and putting on her make-up .
28 She spent a long time in the bathroom .
29 She spent a long time near the gate these days , but the snow had driven her indoors at last .
30 It is this same idea which she develops here , as she takes a long and loving look at the work of 28 contemporary artists who have an honoured place in the Middlesbrough permanent collection .
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