Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] long [noun] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Particular units who operated for long periods at a time in the jungle became so adept in their surroundings they became known as ‘ Green Ghosts ’ . |
| 2 | Twice , men went for long journeys across the snow . |
| 3 | And almost every day she went for long walks on the moors with her dog , Keeper . |
| 4 | The smoke in Broadcasting House offices blew through long meetings on the subject of Julian and Sandy . |
| 5 | Like so many of the visitors , though he was dressed in the bright overalls of the Men he stared for long periods into the Cages , but it seemed to Creggan that his staring was different from the others and less cruel . |
| 6 | Although they struggled for long periods against the same Turkey side England beat 4-0 last month , Graham Taylor — watching from the stands — said : ‘ Of the three results possible , this was the worst one . |
| 7 | Four times I went on long visits to the St Jerome , his finest work . |
| 8 | At Huddersfield he developed into an expert practitioner of the art of inside passing , a tactic Chapman had first encouraged at Northampton and preferred to long centres from the wing . |
| 9 | More and more they were now given the title of " extraordinary " , even when they remained for long periods at the courts to which they were sent : increasingly the term , applied to either an ambassador or an envoy , became a mere title of honour . |