Example sentences of "the [noun] [adv] [prep] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | She set all the animals out in a long line , headed by the lions ; a circus parade carved from wood and delicately coloured . |
| 2 | She moved towards a seat and regarded the girl steadily for a long moment . |
| 3 | But I mean these erm do it yourself places have been open for , well defied the law now for a long long time have n't they ? |
| 4 | He hired a car and took the boy down for a long weekend at the St. Mellion Golf and Country Club . |
| 5 | Before he 'd even put the head down after a long flight to Glasgow , Lindi was expressing his confidence about Monday 's outcome . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , Daouad , you will not see the Sukkariya again for a long time unless you answer my questions . ’ |
| 7 | That was not unusual on the Monday after a tournament , so I decided to drive to his house in Clapham in the hope that I might intercept him either on the way in from a long lunch or on the way out for a pre-prandial drink . |
| 8 | Mind you , I still think that now on the way back from a long hill-walk when I can just make out a dot that is the car . |