Example sentences of "give [pron] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's funny you know , if you give them a long name |
| 2 | Cadfael turned to give him a long , thoughtful look , and a few white petals that had floated and lodged in the rough cloth of his sleeve caught the stirring of air from the door , and floated free again , riding the draught into the pale , bright sunlight . |
| 3 | She turned slowly to give him a long , searching look and decided he must have become expert at keeping his emotions on a tight rein . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , ’ he said , ‘ it 's not too easy to answer without giving you a long lecture on the structure of the body . ’ |
| 5 | Giving her a long , slow appraisal that made her wriggle uncomfortably , he asked softly , ‘ Decided to rejoin the human race ? ’ |
| 6 | Why ? ’ he repeated , and , giving her a long , level stare , ‘ Why — because you 'd run away from me , that 's why ! ’ he stated with a hint of some of his old aggressiveness — or perhaps , Fabia suddenly wondered , startled , it was not aggression , but nervousness ! |
| 7 | The aluminium is corrosion resistant , giving it a long life and our systems are made to BS 2997 and are mostly BBA approved . |
| 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 | She gave me a long piercing inspection . |
| 10 | Before I left , she gave me a long talk on the re-wiring of her flat and asked if we have old-fashioned fuse-boxes . |
| 11 | She cocked her head on one side and gave me a long scrutiny , almost as though she had never seen me before . |
| 12 | She gave me a long , disdainful , disappointed look and then out of the charity of her heart , graciously excused me thus : |
| 13 | He gave me a long look . |
| 14 | Though engrossed in picking his teeth with a match he gave me a long appraising stare before addressing me in rich cockney . |
| 15 | She gave me a long , loving look . |
| 16 | She gave me a long discourse regarding the horrors of the Middle Ages , concluding by saying , ‘ Then was much misery in Budapest . |
| 17 | You gave me a long description . ’ |
| 18 | Big overlap on , especially on stuff like this about the dynamics erm do n't forget that sort of first sheet I gave you a long time ago about |
| 19 | And Maggie came round the table and standing over Phoebe gave her a long silent hug . |
| 20 | Doyle gave her a long stare . |
| 21 | He gave her a long intent look . |
| 22 | Piers gave her a long , cool look and she turned away . |
| 23 | He gave her a long look . |
| 24 | Terry burst out laughing , and Feargal gave her a long , thoughtful look , before allowing that little indent to appear beside his mouth again . |
| 25 | Rohan gave her a long look , then strode over to the clump of bushes she indicated . |
| 26 | Dorcas gave her a long , blank look . |
| 27 | He gave her a long , slow look as if he was seeing her for the first time . |
| 28 | Niall gave her a long searching look from which she purposely averted her gaze . |
| 29 | He rested his hand on her shoulder and gave her a long kiss on the lips . |
| 30 | With a husky laugh , he pulled her gently round to face him , and gave her a long , thorough appraisal , from the top of her head to the tip of her toes . |