Example sentences of "she [vb past] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although she lived a long way from the town , she seldom missed Brownie Pack Meeting . |
| 2 | She straightened the long limbs and pressed the strands of black cotton she had used for hair more firmly into the scalp . |
| 3 | When she fluttered the long lashes of her baby blue eyes she had the timeless charm of Olive Oyl or Betty Boop . |
| 4 | Digging into the pocket of her jacket , she produced a long silver whistle and placed it firmly between her lips , and Fran had to swallow an almost hysterical gurgle of laughter as she saw the expression of near-disbelief on Luke Calder 's face . |
| 5 | Case No. 9 : 76 year-old Sulphur patient with typical 11.00 hr. aggravation and bladder infections felt temporary relief for two months after Sulphur 200 , Sulph 1M was given , but she sustained a long and somewhat debilitating aggravation lasting 6–8 weeks . |
| 6 | She drew a long breath , twisting her hands . |
| 7 | Annoyed with herself , she drew a long hissing breath as she gritted through tight lips , ‘ Really , I do n't know why I 'm revealing all this to a complete stranger — somebody I 've only just met — ’ |
| 8 | She drew a long , shaky breath . |
| 9 | When finally he released her she drew a long breath and mumbled inarticulately into his shirt front , ‘ I do n't know what 's wrong with me . |
| 10 | She drew a long breath . |
| 11 | She drew a long breath . |
| 12 | Taking comfort from the thought , she drew a long breath and Giles turned . |
| 13 | She drew a long , furious breath . |
| 14 | She drew a long breath . |
| 15 | She drew a long , angry breath . |
| 16 | At last , seeing the impatient glint in his eyes , she drew a long breath and said , ‘ I 've been thinking things over — thinking very deeply — and I 've come to the conclusion that your idea of merging our two practices is , after all , the most sensible solution to our problem . ’ |
| 17 | She drew a long breath . |
| 18 | In the upstairs passage she opened the long case clock , knowing very well it was broken , that the weights had not descended for years and the hands remained at twenty to one . |
| 19 | She never for a moment thought of deserting French for Mrs Hill , having encountered amongst other things some nasty problems about the nature of electricity , but she did enjoy the sensation of flirtation : she spent a long time making her mind up , and finally was summoned by the headmistress , who told her she ought to stick to Sciences , because they offered better prospects . |
| 20 | She spent a long evening working with Philip , as his assistant , handing him tools , holding steady the beam of a powerful torch . |
| 21 | The shower was wonderfully soothing and afterwards she spent a long time drying her hair and putting on her make-up . |
| 22 | She spent a long time in the bathroom . |
| 23 | She spent a long time near the gate these days , but the snow had driven her indoors at last . |
| 24 | She sensed the long look he directed at her , but continued to stare blindly ahead . |
| 25 | Wrapping her arms round herself in a futile attempt to retain some body-heat , she began the long walk back to the cottage . |
| 26 | Her name was Louise , she said , as she grabbed a long kiss , tongue first . |
| 27 | Educated privately at her homes at Parkwern and Hendrefoilan she inherited a long family tradition of unorthodox and innovative ideas . |
| 28 | She clipped the long , dark swathes of her hair back from her face with a couple of combs ; then she slowly walked over and looked at herself in the mirror . |
| 29 | Tonight she needed a long soft loving , and he was the man to give it to her . |
| 30 | Indoors she wore a long black pinafore-like garment , sleeveless and reaching almost to the ground , which she had made from a cotton material used later during the war for black-out curtains and called , I think , sateen . |