Example sentences of "make a long and " in BNC.

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1 Macmillan made a long and politically emotional appeal for Skybolt 's replacement by Polaris .
2 The headmistress made a long and patently truthful speech about how they would miss Stephanie , and a brief speech about Frederica 's outstanding good fortune .
3 We were welcomed by a woman vice-chairman of the commune , who made a long and formal speech giving lots of statistics to show how the commune had improved its production in line with Chairman Mao 's directives , and how the Gang of Four had tried to tamper with agricultural production .
4 MAKING A LONG AND NARROW DESIGN
5 Finally the road turns away and makes a long and rough descent , with Loch Hourn dramatically in view ahead , to the few buildings of Kinlochhourn where there is life but no sign of it .
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