Example sentences of "she [vb past] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although she lived a long way from the town , she seldom missed Brownie Pack Meeting . |
| 2 | Digging into the pocket of her jacket , she produced a long silver whistle and placed it firmly between her lips , and Fran had to swallow an almost hysterical gurgle of laughter as she saw the expression of near-disbelief on Luke Calder 's face . |
| 3 | She drew a long breath , twisting her hands . |
| 4 | When finally he released her she drew a long breath and mumbled inarticulately into his shirt front , ‘ I do n't know what 's wrong with me . |
| 5 | She drew a long breath . |
| 6 | She drew a long breath . |
| 7 | Taking comfort from the thought , she drew a long breath and Giles turned . |
| 8 | She drew a long breath . |
| 9 | At last , seeing the impatient glint in his eyes , she drew a long breath and said , ‘ I 've been thinking things over — thinking very deeply — and I 've come to the conclusion that your idea of merging our two practices is , after all , the most sensible solution to our problem . ’ |
| 10 | She drew a long breath . |
| 11 | She never for a moment thought of deserting French for Mrs Hill , having encountered amongst other things some nasty problems about the nature of electricity , but she did enjoy the sensation of flirtation : she spent a long time making her mind up , and finally was summoned by the headmistress , who told her she ought to stick to Sciences , because they offered better prospects . |
| 12 | The shower was wonderfully soothing and afterwards she spent a long time drying her hair and putting on her make-up . |
| 13 | She spent a long time in the bathroom . |
| 14 | She spent a long time near the gate these days , but the snow had driven her indoors at last . |
| 15 | She spent a long evening working with Philip , as his assistant , handing him tools , holding steady the beam of a powerful torch . |
| 16 | Her name was Louise , she said , as she grabbed a long kiss , tongue first . |
| 17 | Educated privately at her homes at Parkwern and Hendrefoilan she inherited a long family tradition of unorthodox and innovative ideas . |
| 18 | She wore a long raincoat which drooped from her thin shoulders and she carried a small overnight bag . |
| 19 | She took a long drink of her tea and then continued , ‘ Anyway , she 'll go before long , never fear . ’ |
| 20 | Unused to spicy food , she took a long mouthful of the gin and tonic , which she could now no longer even taste , then very deliberately she finished the chicken wing and ate another one . |
| 21 | She took a long time to dress . |
| 22 | There was a lot to look at , so she took a long time coming back after school , stopping to watch the men mending holes in the roads , to watch the demolition team with their mighty metal ball swinging on its chain from the crane clearing the bomb-site , to watch carpenters erecting wooden hoardings around the cleared sites to keep the people out , to see bill-stickers on ladders pasting huge coloured pictures on to the hoardings . |
| 23 | And she took a long time to answer it . |
| 24 | She took a long draw on her cigarette , looking at me curiously . |
| 25 | ‘ She died a long time ago . |
| 26 | She felt a long way away from him , and superior , also . |
| 27 | When he had vanished from sight she expelled a long sigh and allowed the mask to slip away from her face , slowing returning to her towel and lying down flat on it . |
| 28 | She gave a long sigh . |
| 29 | They went out quietly and she gave a long sigh of relief . |
| 30 | She waited a long time ; so long , she must have fallen asleep , for the next thing she knew the room was in darkness , and Connor was in bed beside her . |