Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] a long [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Duke arranged for a long avenue Or lime trees to be planted alongside a driveway leading from the main road that ran westward from London ( Chiswick High Road ) and sweeping into his Chiswick House grounds and , despite having been cut in two by the dual carriageway of the Great West Road Extension , it still remains as Dukes Avenue . |
| 2 | He usually bedded down on newspapers and covered himself with an old blanket which he sometimes left in the porch , ready for the next night , and sometimes took away , rolled into a long wad and tied around his stomach with string . |
| 3 | Their horses were fresher , and gradually closed on Sharpe who , to spare the mare 's strength , tried to avoid the worst hills , but he eventually found himself trapped in a long valley and was forced to put the mare at a steep grass slope which led to a bare skyline . |
| 4 | Such accommodation can often be let on a long lease or sold to raise a capital sum . |
| 5 | The parlour had come on a long way since I was a boy . |
| 6 | There is the standard , spacious , minimally-furnished living room , tastefully carpeted in subdued oatmeal and dominated by a long sofa and oversized TV . |
| 7 | We have argued for a long time that there is a peripheral argument that in the strategic interests of the nation we should be concerned about the coal industry . |
| 8 | The clothes had not been disturbed for a long time and were as thick and tangled as jungle foliage . |
| 9 | ‘ I have felt for a long time that the only way this issue was going to be resolved was to have it fixed on a political level — that it would n't just fade away . |
| 10 | Basilican churches continued to be built for a long time but many variations of form developed , with one dominant theme : a dome , or domes over an open space below . |
| 11 | But she , you know , it was built for a long time before she got anything in it . |
| 12 | No , she actually just , I have n't seen for a long time so she can have one of these . |
| 13 | Corners can be cut on flowers and remember , the flowers at the reception are going to be seen for a longer time than those in the church . |
| 14 | In 1805 Jesty gave his evidence in London at the institute 's invitation , when he was presented with a long testimonial and pair of gold-mounted lancets . |
| 15 | Although Wilson was undoubtedly sympathetic to the WEA he left East Suffolk on appointment as Secretary for Education in Shropshire and was succeeded by Leslie Missen who , at that time , knew little about the WEA and the discussions with the LEA had to be framed within a longer time-scale than Jacques had originally planned . |
| 16 | This is the highest quality educational package I have seen in a long time and is well worth registering . |
| 17 | Dust layered the bottom of the chamber pot ; it had not been used for a long time and was probably meant for show . |
| 18 | It was thought for a long time that he was a Carthusian but there is no firm evidence for this . |
| 19 | it is what I 've always thought for a long time that somebody like Brian if he 's not if he 's not showing at our fish at our show , even as an A class judge , I , I fail to see why he ca n't judge at our show it 's , he goes to Skelm and , and judges there and our fish will be there or strange really when we 're struggling for judges that , that we do n't do these things . |
| 20 | ‘ I 've not played for a long time and to get a goal in the first ten minutes was incredible . |
| 21 | Their gaze locked for a long moment as he pulled the towel from his neck and flung it over a rail , then , suddenly embarrassed , she looked away . |
| 22 | ‘ Jason Donovan has known for a long time that The Face is not rich , and we have repeatedly offered to apologise unreservedly for the article , ’ the statement added . |
| 23 | ‘ Jason Donovan has known for a long time that The Face is not rich , and we have repeatedly offered to apologise unreservedly for the article , ’ the statement added . |
| 24 | We 've known for a long time that when you can talk on the run , the miles just fly by . |
| 25 | We have known for a long time that there is no one right way to analyze a proposed capital investment . |
| 26 | Managers have known for a long time that demographics matter , but they have always believed that population statistics change slowly . |
| 27 | It has been known for a long time that , partly due to their immense size , elephants can hear much lower sounds than we can . |
| 28 | The toxic nature of some animals has been known for a long time and man has utilised their venoms and poisons for various purposes . |
| 29 | Jenna did n't know if he meant that they had finally arrived after a long journey or if he was reliving his youth here , claiming his past again . |
| 30 | The run-down was to be stretched over a longer period and the agreed strength raised from Sandys ’ proposed 45,000 to 55,000 . |