Example sentences of "give [pers pn] 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 And now , with the way that the human take it to the medical profession for giving them a longer life expectancy , thirty percent of people are diseased .
5 ‘ Well , ’ he said , ‘ it 's not too easy to answer without giving you a long lecture on the structure of the body . ’
6 Giving her a long , slow appraisal that made her wriggle uncomfortably , he asked softly , ‘ Decided to rejoin the human race ? ’
7 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 !
8 The aluminium is corrosion resistant , giving it a long life and our systems are made to BS 2997 and are mostly BBA approved .
9 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 ) .
10 She gave me a long piercing inspection .
11 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 .
12 She cocked her head on one side and gave me a long scrutiny , almost as though she had never seen me before .
13 She gave me a long , disdainful , disappointed look and then out of the charity of her heart , graciously excused me thus :
14 He gave me a long look .
15 Though engrossed in picking his teeth with a match he gave me a long appraising stare before addressing me in rich cockney .
16 She gave me a long , loving look .
17 She gave me a long discourse regarding the horrors of the Middle Ages , concluding by saying , ‘ Then was much misery in Budapest .
18 You gave me a long description . ’
19 The running action makes you use your ankles more and gives you a longer stride .
20 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
21 And Maggie came round the table and standing over Phoebe gave her a long silent hug .
22 Doyle gave her a long stare .
23 He gave her a long intent look .
24 Piers gave her a long , cool look and she turned away .
25 He gave her a long look .
26 Terry burst out laughing , and Feargal gave her a long , thoughtful look , before allowing that little indent to appear beside his mouth again .
27 Rohan gave her a long look , then strode over to the clump of bushes she indicated .
28 Dorcas gave her a long , blank look .
29 He gave her a long , slow look as if he was seeing her for the first time .
30 Niall gave her a long searching look from which she purposely averted her gaze .
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