Example sentences of "[vb past] a long [noun] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | One Frenchman had taken his carbine from his holster and now tried a long shot at Sharpe , but the bullet fluttered harmlessly overhead . |
| 2 | The Corporal placed his Bren gun on the window-sill and fired a long burst at the sniper 's position . |
| 3 | With the Triplane boring in from behind he fired a long burst at the dead centre of the bag , and saw the fabric split and flare . |
| 4 | He raised his eyes from the pattern and stared a long time at my friend and I — the only two white people on the journey . |
| 5 | In the UK , the Government took a long look at the spectrum before launching a fifth and sixth TV channel . |
| 6 | Sam took a long look at her face . |
| 7 | They were pulled into the stewards room after the race as officials took a long look at an incident early in the straight.A ban would have ruled the pair out of the Cambridgeshire and the Arc , but no action was taken . |
| 8 | He took a long look at the approaching man , who was obviously not keen on leaving the shelter of the trees . |
| 9 | I sank on to the bucket and took a long pull at the coffee . |
| 10 | Dalziel took a long pull at his pint and sighed happily . |
| 11 | Aunt Tossie took a long pull at her drink . |
| 12 | Mr Beckenham took a long pull at his flask , and then carefully topped it up from the bottle . |
| 13 | We waited a long time at Enniskillen , an RAF helicopter buzzing above the castle . |