Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] [prep] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I liked the way the usherette threaded the torn half-tickets on to a long string so they made a branch of monkey-puzzle tree . |
| 2 | Depending on the piece of mud , you might have to take one club more with a long fairway shot , and give the shot a little extra force in the short game . |
| 3 | She set all the animals out in a long line , headed by the lions ; a circus parade carved from wood and delicately coloured . |
| 4 | He hired a car and took the boy down for a long weekend at the St. Mellion Golf and Country Club . |
| 5 | He had sought and received asylum in the Senegalese embassy in Conakry only a month after his return home from a long period of exile [ see p. 38181 ] . |
| 6 | Most accountants would be only too happy to go home and put their feet up after a long day at the office . |
| 7 | The atmosphere was not exactly lively but I continued to have lunch there for a long time because she was extremely kind and the food was good . |
| 8 | She moved towards a seat and regarded the girl steadily for a long moment . |
| 9 | Never wipe Rosie and Jim off for a long time . |
| 10 | Steps to the left lead up to a long stretch of path which continues parallel to the road . |
| 11 | We may not see this place again for a long time . ’ |
| 12 | Before he 'd even put the head down after a long flight to Glasgow , Lindi was expressing his confidence about Monday 's outcome . |
| 13 | But it is an agreement which is " restrictive of trade " in this sense , that it requires a man to give his services and wares to one person only for a long term of years to the exclusion of all others . |
| 14 | Similarly , we can say that the purchase of a new machine by a firm is investment — the machine itself will not yield utility to anyone in the current period but will produce ( or help to produce ) consumer goods probably for a long time into the future . |
| 15 | As she was saying good-bye to him on the last day , she knew that they would n't see each other again for a long time . |
| 16 | It would become known as the Aladdin Sane Retirement Tour of Great Britain , comprising over 40 appearances and culminating at Hammersmith Odeon for the famous final concert of June 3 , 1973 , when David announced his ‘ retirement ’ and that he would n't perform live concerts again for a long time — not for two or three years at least . |
| 17 | Letting his breath out on a long sigh , he changed his mind . |
| 18 | Outside , Mitch let his breath out in a long sigh of relief . |
| 19 | Gazzer let his breath out in a long exhalation of relief . |
| 20 | Marcus stared into his beer broodingly for a long minute . |
| 21 | We peeped through the purpose-made hole on to a long tyke and waited hopefully … bearded reedling ? water rail ? bittern ? |
| 22 | However , readers are advised to phone the Club Secretary on before a long journey to check on meeting and/or speakers etc . |
| 23 | It occurs word medially between two short vowels , between a long and short vowel , or word finally after a long vowel . |
| 24 | ‘ Doping makes people so distrustful that if someone jumps two cms longer in a long jump , a cm higher in the pole-vault or lifts 2.5 kgs more than I do , the accusation is there . ’ |
| 25 | Beside it is a small round table on which can be seen a photograph of my wife and me with our three elder children ; then there is an armchair also with a long seat and a dark-blue dog bed for our two spaniels beside another table with books and magazines . |
| 26 | I do n't accept dinner invitations and I have a small snack in my hotel room and go to bed immediately after a long flight . |
| 27 | Aha this was a man who had been a joiner there for a long time . |
| 28 | ‘ Well , Daouad , you will not see the Sukkariya again for a long time unless you answer my questions . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I do n't want to do theatre again for a long time , ’ he said . |
| 30 | He kept the shoulders stiff and he rolled a little , like a sailor back from a long voyage . |