Example sentences of "[verb] out a long " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ Reminds me of the duodenum , ’ said Rufus , yanking out a long slimy stem and lassoing Adam with it , catching his neck in a halter of living rope . |
| 32 | When the 10th Plenum of the Central Committee met in September 1956 , Vo Nguyen Giap read out a long list of errors , some quite devastating : ‘ We have failed to realise the necessity of uniting with the middle-level peasants . |
| 33 | To cover the sides of the cake , roll out a long strip of marzipan as long as the circumference of the cake and as wide as its depth ( hint : the circumference of a round cake is three times its diameter ) . |
| 34 | Then roll out a long thin strip of icing , about 5x15cm ( 2x6inches ) , and use to wrap around and cover the ‘ head ’ . |
| 35 | Mould a very little black food colouring into some spare fondant to create a light marbled grey effect , and roll out a long strip to place along each side of the road . |
| 36 | It has been placed in receivership after failing to ride out a long economic recession which has hit the building industry very hard . |
| 37 | The second man reached into his pocket and pulled out a long length of what looked like ribbon . |
| 38 | Later , when they were in their bedroom , preparing for Evensong , John pulled out a long legal envelope from his travelling writing case and said : ‘ Here is my real present to you . |
| 39 | The new road bridge spanning the Dornoch Firth was suggested as having a dual role — carrying both road and rail , the rail section to be a new piece of line which would cut out a long detour and dramatically reduce the journey time to the Far North . |
| 40 | He lets out a long , marvellously theatrical sigh . |
| 41 | The phone rang , and he reached out a long arm and hooked it up . |
| 42 | Penry reached out a long arm and drew her in front of him so that she stood in the shelter of his arms as he held the wheel . |
| 43 | Suddenly , on the other side of the path , the fern parted and there looked out a long , dog-like head , striped black and white . |
| 44 | On their way out they opened up a tool-box and took out a long slender chisel apiece . |
| 45 | He took out a long piece of paper , and read : |
| 46 | He was silent for a long time , then he blew out a long stream of smoke and turned his head towards her . |
| 47 | Researchers at Gloucesters public health laboratories have been carrying out a long term study into more than three hundred cases of meningitis . |
| 48 | She gave out a long sigh . |
| 49 | The experimental method is basically to lay out a long row of test-tubes each containing a solution of RNA-replicase , and also of raw materials , small molecules that can be used for RNA synthesis . |
| 50 | Middlemass stretched out a long arm and held the instrument to his left ear . |
| 51 | His torment is that he is forced to face the etched face of a Daemonette carved into the wall opposite , which flicks out a long serrated fleshy tongue which rips into the man 's neck and chest . |