Example sentences of "from [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She felt quite sick and dizzy from the long drive over the bumpy road . |
| 2 | Weary already from the long drive north , she 'd have given almost anything to simply fold herself into its comfortable depths and fall asleep . |
| 3 | When a few minutes later , amid the oohs and aahs from the three women , she stood and looked at the person staring back at her from the long mirror , she could n't believe it was herself . |
| 4 | I reach over the palletwood fence and pour water from the long spout into his half-empty ice cream tub , then straighten and stare at the huge , inert body , my mind searching for an excuse to proceed beyond the shed . |
| 5 | Ben climbed them slowly , tired from the long row back . |
| 6 | Then I bit into the first slice of bread ; home made , plastered thickly with farm butter and topped by a lavish layer of heather honey from the long row of hives I had often seen on the edge of the moor above . |
| 7 | One difference between the pub and the rest of the street was that the brickwork had been painted cream which made it stand out from the long façade of varying shades of red or grey . |
| 8 | Whether to care for their wounded or because the men had rebelled , tired from the long day 's march and from the fight in the defile , they were being a ! lowed to eat and to rest . |
| 9 | Europe 's finest players complained that jet lag — from the long trip across the Atlantic — was affecting their play . |
| 10 | What then did Innocent gain from the long struggle ? |
| 11 | Neither had slept , and both were shabby from the long night . |
| 12 | In the summer the scene as the sun slowly sank , gave reflections in pink from the long river bank . |
| 13 | By the summer of 774 Pavia was in a state of famine from the long siege , and Desiderius agreed to submit and open the gates on the condition that his life and those of his men would be spared . |
| 14 | To induce speculators to take on net long positions , they have to be compensated with an expected return from the long position that exceeds the risk-free rate ; i.e. , their return must include a risk premium . |
| 15 | It was siesta time , that full-stop in the day which divides the long morning from the long evening . |
| 16 | Unfortunately it is too far south to be properly seen from Britain or the northern United States , but when high up it is truly impressive , and it is easy to conjure up the picture of a scorpion from the long line of bright stars , with the ‘ head ’ and the ‘ sting ’ . |
| 17 | The name Venturous was a break from the long line of traditional names for Cutters as it had never previously been used . |
| 18 | In geographical terms Korea extends from the long frontier with Manchuria along the Yalu and Tumen rivers to the short border area with Russian territory in the north-east . |
| 19 | However , this source suffers from the long time gap between censuses , and so more detailed and more frequent information on changing land use within the forest still has to rely on ad hoc surveys . |
| 20 | The Dublin Experience is located in the Arts Building , across the square from the Long Room . |
| 21 | Previously they had to remove embers from the long fire-pit to lay on corrugated metal sheets , then embed the breadpans in the cinders and replace the hot sheets over the hole . |
| 22 | Apart from the long pole , the butterfly knives are the only weapons in the system . |
| 23 | When you sit down in the examination room with the usual small table in front of you , the situation should be familiar and comfortable from the long practice you have carried out . |
| 24 | The warder peered through the observation slot then selected a key from the long chain that dangled from his belt . |
| 25 | They matter , too , to the curriculum of younger age-groups — and it is difficult for any manager to justify omitting the primary school teacher from the long term planning of vocational education . |
| 26 | He was sore from the long ride and , as he tried to walk the stiffness out of his legs , pacing in limited circles under the eyes of his guards , he saw that the man on the cart tail was watching intently . |
| 27 | He rose to leave , stretching limbs still a little stiff from the long ride . |
| 28 | When nobody from the long list of eminent organizations which had registered their opposition could be present , however ( which was most of the time ) , the burden of maintaining a presence and regular cross-examining was left to a few stalwarts . |
| 29 | Roy 's age is the one vital fact missing from the long list in the Rovers press release . |
| 30 | In such a way a child 's promptness might save a soul from the long blankness of Limbo , or a child 's inattention or failure of nerve condemn it to years of the deadliest waiting until the day of Judgement , held still in the amber of the centuries . |