Example sentences of "one [prep] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | I ordered Andrew one , Andrew has been after one for a long time . |
| 2 | amazed I actually did erm what happened erm I was happened to be upstairs and my wife shouted quick quick there 's a zither , so I zoomed down here and the lady was still talking to you and a dialled well consequently I did n't get through for quite some time but I did eventually , erm your lady on the reception said well it 's gone now she said but I will give the lady 's telephone number and I spoke to the lady and told her the position and she says well if it 's not collected by so time I 'll g ring you back and I said well I 've been after one for a long long time she said well I ca n't understand it cos I 've been advertising it . |
| 3 | At least , this was the opinion of Dugdale , writing a hundred years later ; but it should be remembered that he was one of a long line of propagandists for land drainage , and that , while localized deterioration must have taken place , there is also ample evidence of the activities of the courts of sewers and of individual enterprise by secular landlords . |
| 4 | Adams ' report , one of a long line of studies , expert groups , advisory committees and internal and external task forces that have looked at Super-SARA , declared that the project was still viable if it got an immediate go-ahead . |
| 5 | Dustin was one of a long line of candidates being screen-tested in a ten-minute scene with Katharine Ross . |
| 6 | Designed by Sydney Camm , the Hunter was one of a long line of successful fighting aircraft from the Hawker stable . |
| 7 | One of a long list of commandments , much more extensive than the original ten , that had circumscribed the exploits of Preston 's youth . |
| 8 | What 's the use of learning that I 'm one of a long row , and that my past and future are like thousands of other people 's ? |
| 9 | They may be hoping to enlist the support of Mrs Thatcher , one of a long list of famous old girls . |
| 10 | It 's one of a long list of endangered species in a 2 hour Central Documentary tonight . |
| 11 | Small-town solicitor takes lid off global scams Audrey Gillan meets the man with an eye for a con and finds the Salvation Army is one of a long list of potential fraud targets |
| 12 | By this time they had left the classroom and were walking down one of the long , high-ceilinged corridors of the Faculty building . |
| 13 | The best way of escaping from the top-ropers is to go on one of the long classics . |
| 14 | During one of the long corridor scenes dad falls asleep . |
| 15 | One of the long shots for a wild card are the Kansas City Chiefs , who have to beat Miami on Christmas Eve while others lose . |
| 16 | Only sometimes , alone with sleeplessness or through one of the long evenings of early dark , Dorothea became afraid . |
| 17 | This is one of the long galleries , with a fine flight of steps for access . |
| 18 | If you have n't got one of the long brushes , then you must remove ALL this fluff with the latchless needle . |
| 19 | The woman flicked her hand and knocked one of the long plaits from Millie 's shoulder as she continued her tirade : ‘ I 've told you , have n't I ? |
| 20 | She moved down one of the long aisles ; the body of the hall was in darkness and she stumbled a little as the floor sloped downwards . |
| 21 | The untransformed house had contained treasures as well as horrors , including the portrait on the stairs , and the restored chandelier which now hung , glittering and refracting , from the centre of the ornate ceiling , above the heads of Charles and Alix , who sat disposed , glass in hand , at either end of one of the long settees , and above Esther , who stood by the fireplace reading the Headleand invitations to parties and lectures and public meetings . |
| 22 | Also illustrated in our pictures is one of the long green foam cartridge filter sponges which Cyprio offer for main filtration . |
| 23 | She was impressed , and agreed to let him exhibit some work in one of the long corridors leading from reception to the dining-room . |
| 24 | Ngo Van Dong and his younger brother , Hoc , huddled close together in the darkness in one of the long huts , their ragged clothes already saturated with the rain that streamed in through the inadequate thatch . |
| 25 | One of the long term trends identified in the introduction to this chapter was the decline of the privately rented sector . |
| 26 | Riven had lost his in the river , but he snatched up one of the long river poles and stabbed it down on the crowds of hairy heads which thronged the water , clicking against skulls . |
| 27 | Lay one of the long strips of cardboard over this join and staple through card and fabric on to the batten . |
| 28 | As he was walking along one of the long , green-painted corridors he ran into John Postlethwaite . |
| 29 | Catching sight of herself in one of the long gilt-framed mirrors , she decided all she needed was a parrot on her shoulder . |
| 30 | Close under the grey buttresses of the wall one of the long stones was propped on its side , the grave beside it laid open to the frosty sky . |