Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] long [noun] [prep] " 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 | The twelfth century was characterized , therefore , by fewer but more protracted wars , which smouldered for long periods between short , sharp bouts of conflict , like the war that covered must of the reigns of Henry I of England and Louis VI of France , the one inaugurated by the great rebellion of 1173 , which outlived both Louis VII and Henry II , or that against Catalan claims in the south . |
| 3 | Instead Beatrice retreated behind long translations of French poetry , light satire and erudite literary discussion , almost as if a part of her had died . |
| 4 | Broadsheets turned to long articles about general themes , campaign strategies and sophisticated analysis of opinion polls . |
| 5 | Intercity buses in the United States carry 375 million passengers a year across more than a billion miles — quite a legacy from the first US bus service which operated on Long Island in 1899 . |
| 6 | Twice , men went for long journeys across the snow . |
| 7 | And almost every day she went for long walks on the moors with her dog , Keeper . |
| 8 | Laura often went for long walks on her own into the hills behind Carno railway station . |
| 9 | The smoke in Broadcasting House offices blew through long meetings on the subject of Julian and Sandy . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | The National Association of Probation Officers went into Long Lartin in Worcestershire to interview and examine the personal files of men who insist they 're innocent.Anne Nankivell reports . |
| 13 | Rose , exhausted with running , slackened her pace a little and took in long gulps of air . |
| 14 | Soon after her husband died and she went to Long Island with six of her children . |
| 15 | Four times I went on long visits to the St Jerome , his finest work . |
| 16 | He took to long fits of massaging , until his scalp glowed a wealed pink and his arms dropped from exhaustion . |
| 17 | In the 1970s Portugal and Spain both emerged from long periods of dictatorship and established parliamentary-electoral systems with remarkable smoothness . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | They 've been doing so since bathing machines first appeared on Long Island in about 1794 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | In old age she sat for long periods by her bedroom window , looking out over roof-tops to distant church spires and tower blocks . |
| 22 | In the evenings , skating parties were held under coloured lights and skates flashed under long skirts to tunes like ‘ The Blue Danube ’ . |