Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv prt] [prep] long " in BNC.
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1 | Below Dalrachney the river levels out into long , steady-flowing , deep pools , interspersed by rough , shallow , shingle banks . |
2 | ’ I met some great gals out in Long Island , ’ says Michelle , slipping into suburban Angela drawl . |
3 | To make bouquets , stick sugar flowers on to long cones of green fondant with royal icing . |
4 | It was a sprawling split-level place where you could take on board anything from a glass of beer to a four-course dinner plus the right wines at each course and with about as much choice about where to sit : at tables in the middle at booths and alcoves at the sides on the bar stools on other stools up against long shelves . |
5 | The American writer James Q. Wilson ( 1975 ) has claimed that a 20 per cent reduction in street robbery could be achieved simply by locking offenders up for longer . |