Example sentences of "and [noun pl] [prep] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inside the large first court musicians blew on long , straight trumpets and negroes with long flutes added to the din which was very thrilling and appropriate . |
| 2 | ‘ The situation in the Far East , in Asia and the Ocean expanses adjoining it , where we are permanent inhabitants and seafarers of long standing , is to us of national , state interest . ’ |
| 3 | We gathered in a long , low room surrounded by pictures of donkeys and men in long striped skirts like shepherds . |
| 4 | In the church where I was converted , the service began with a muffled announcement from the back , followed by a lengthy hymn during which thirty men and women in long blue dresses , white nightshirts and yellowing ruffs walked up and down the various corridors in the building singing at the top of their voices . |
| 5 | This wonderful ‘ White coast ’ has one of the best sunshine records in Europe , with mid-summer temperatures pushing the high 90 's and miles and miles of long golden sandy beaches fringed by the sparkling Mediterranean sea . |
| 6 | Now and again we came across the signs and secret symbols of the Templar Order : huge black crosses , thinly covered with whitewash , whilst the arms and escutcheons of long dead knights still hung high on the walls . |
| 7 | Young dolphins also play with toys such as feathers and stones in long and involved games . |