Example sentences of "took a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did his teeth and took a long shower , first hot then cold . |
| 2 | I peeled off my clothes and took a long shower — it would be a long time before I took a bath again , and certainly not round at Sunil 's — and treated myself to a proper shave with hot water and a razor . |
| 3 | Bob took a long draught of whisky , spilling some of it down his chin . |
| 4 | But he accepted the proffered wine and took a long draught , letting a thoughtful silence fall . |
| 5 | Biff took a long swallow from his flask and looked round sourly like a dog disturbed at its bone . |
| 6 | The other picked up his drink and took a long swallow , watching her over the rim of the tankard . |
| 7 | He tossed the paper on to a chair , then picked up his glass and took a long swallow , watching her over the rim with open mockery . |
| 8 | ‘ After seeing the PM you took a long leave and then came back . |
| 9 | Bodo took a long mouthful of beer . |
| 10 | Unused to spicy food , she took a long mouthful of the gin and tonic , which she could now no longer even taste , then very deliberately she finished the chicken wing and ate another one . |
| 11 | I took a long way round to Ramon 's friend 's address and told him what had happened . |
| 12 | She took a long drink of her tea and then continued , ‘ Anyway , she 'll go before long , never fear . ’ |
| 13 | He uncorked his canteen and took a long drink of water . |
| 14 | Geoffrey took a long drink of his whisky . |
| 15 | Tippy took a long drink . |
| 16 | He took a long drink from the bottle of wine , saying , ‘ Here 's luck ! ’ |
| 17 | He took a long drink and filled his bottle . |
| 18 | It took a long helicopter ride to Norway to treat him , and he can no longer dive or even walk without a limp . |
| 19 | The above may be so , but it took a long while for anything significant to happen to the share price . |
| 20 | If people told me that was all well and good but if they did n't , but I did hear about this erm er she did the operation on the girl who er who could n't get rid of her baby , and then it , she lo she sent she sent a telegram to her husband or a letter er it took a long while to come from the Far East , he was in the Far East . |
| 21 | And it took a long while for the letters to get there but he knew while he was on the boat that his wife was pregnant and er when he got here , she 'd it 'd been aborted . |
| 22 | The golden pavilion and the peacock feathers flared and were gone in an instant , but the Hill of Heaven took a long while to cave in , and Hell burned with a black , acrid smoke billowing out of its throat . |
| 23 | And sewed on the sewing machine and then painted them all with raw linseed oil but raw linseed oil took a long while to dry but they soft . |
| 24 | He was on his hands and knees and , although his leg hurt him , he moved quickly across the deck and took a long knife from among some ropes . |
| 25 | ‘ More than likely , ’ grinned Yanto and took a long swig . |
| 26 | Yanto took a long swig of cider , then closed his eyes and leaned back against the tree trunk with a sign of contentment . |
| 27 | Connor took a long swig of beer and wiped his mouth before replying . |
| 28 | He took a long swig , put the glass down and wiped his mis-shaven upper lip contentedly . |
| 29 | Jake took a long swig from his glass . |
| 30 | In the UK , the Government took a long look at the spectrum before launching a fifth and sixth TV channel . |