Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [adv prt] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | I twisted around and almost blinded myself by staring straight into the sun , but then , through the dizzying glare , I made out the long silhouette of a tall man who seemed , incongruously , to be dressed in a long , transparent dressing gown . |
| 2 | Most of my friends collapsed thankfully on to their beds , but I slunk down the long flights of stone stairs and took up a position in the foyer where I could watch the front door . |
| 3 | Annoyance flickers across his face as I pass along the long trestle tables finding nothing to my satisfaction . |
| 4 | ‘ Victor and I go back a long way . |
| 5 | Ali and I go back a long way . |
| 6 | Yes , Nicole and I go back a long way , and yes , you could say that we 're involved on more than just a superficial level . |
| 7 | Alec led the strenuous but short-lived pitch and I continued up the long Needle Crack : sustained but never too difficult ; glorious bridging above the full height of the crag . |
| 8 | so she goes back a long way . |
| 9 | She let out a long whistle , and heard him chuckle . |
| 10 | When it slammed behind him she let out a long , shaky breath and felt blindly for a chair , afraid she 'd collapse without some means of support . |
| 11 | She let out a long , sobbing shriek . |
| 12 | She let out a long , appreciative sigh . |
| 13 | The cross-examination which followed was alarming , and interspersed with words sounding like hepatitis and malaria as she filled in a long questionnaire with a series of Niets and Das . |
| 14 | And when you wanted to buy something like a three piece suite , you went to somewhere like Bentalls and they took you into a little room , soon as you said to the man well I want to buy this on hire purchase and you went in to a little room and the man sat down and you filled in a long form . |
| 15 | She walked down the long red-carpeted aisle of St Paul 's Cathedral a commoner . |
| 16 | And your own personal ‘ diata ’ will help you to build up the long term eating habits that are necessary for good health . |
| 17 | Nice , very nice , you went up a long hall toward , as soon as you got er through the doors it was very nice really , quite , quite something for Caldmore anyway . |
| 18 | She looked down the long ride to where , at the distant foot of its slope , the lake shuddered in the wind . |
| 19 | The two of you go back a long way . ’ |
| 20 | He did not look up as she advanced down the long and beautiful room . |
| 21 | She flicked back the long , dark , silky strands of her hair and sat cross-legged on the bed . |
| 22 | She gave out a long sigh . |
| 23 | She pushed back a long fair curl with one hand . |
| 24 | She was concentrating on the speed and length which her stride might attain as she hurried up the long slope . |
| 25 | We fled down a long avenue towards the river . |
| 26 | We trotted down the long flights of stairs and I followed her out through the front door . |
| 27 | From our mooring at the pier , panting in the heat , we walked up a long steep , straight track , which led to the main village where accommodation in private houses was to be allocated ; there were no hotels or pensiones . |
| 28 | erm So now we started up the long term survey , and we 've now got 10 schools taking part , and they 're starting next week , and they 'll be carrying on in the same way as they were the pilot survey , taking the same measurements . |
| 29 | We swayed down the long baggage car , which was half empty of freight and very noisy , and George , having told me to remove and lay aside my waistcoat in case I got oil on it , unlocked the door at the far end . |
| 30 | We go up a long , but steepish , slope and pause to catch our breath and share the experience . |