Example sentences of "[verb] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you 're thinking of tackling a long distance footpath staying at youth hostels and guest houses , then this size sack is ideal as your load is mainly bulky spare clothing rather than weighty hardware . |
| 2 | Outdoor Action writer Paul Traynor is tackling a long backpacking trip along Italy 's northern Apennines — the country 's spinal mountain chain . |
| 3 | Officials , wary of the effects the soggy going could have on horses tackling a long hilly course , have taken the precaution of cutting the fences from 38 to 34 and have also slightly reduced the length of the course . |
| 4 | Some of these , certainly in Johannesburg , are located in the city , far from the townships , and involve a long journey . |
| 5 | She is wished a long , healthy and happy retirement by everyone . |
| 6 | Can only assume this was designed a long time ago , say roughly 1983 ; surely even Peter Snow must now realise that a Labour landslide is rather more likely than a Tory one . |
| 7 | But the YF-22 has won a long , hard dogfight against its rival prototype , the YF-23 , to become the air force 's next fighter . |
| 8 | Of the two Opens Sandy never looked like winning until the end ; Seve had it won a long way away . |
| 9 | Another super-domestique of great experience is Sean Yates from Sussex , who has won a long time trial stage in the tour . |
| 10 | Well backed after catching the eye previously , he strolled home by 12 lengths , having his race won a long way out . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm used to walking a long way carrying the baby . ’ |
| 12 | The Currabinny Community Association then provided a long list of other sources of responsible relevant information . |
| 13 | Then fear overcame curiosity and he scrambled down from the tree with such haste that he skinned his knees and gouged a long deep gash along the inside of his forearm . |
| 14 | What is more , much of government expenditure is committed a long time in advance and can not easily be cut . |
| 15 | Since very small , light animals can fall a long way without being hurt , it 's quite likely that it survived in the forest world under the tree and had the second most interesting experience any tree frog has ever had . |
| 16 | As Argentina deployed gunboats , the Foreign Office entered a long silence over South Georgia . |
| 17 | Hoo-Woo opened the door and we entered a long tunnel . |
| 18 | Any investigation which covers a long span of time is bound to encounter certain special problems . |
| 19 | One of these types is the de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou and over the years it has attracted a long list of very satisfied customers . |
| 20 | She used to come a long way , right from the top of to walk down to her Co-op , a long way . |
| 21 | Suitably armed , the Princess felt confident enough to write a long and detailed rejoinder to her irate father-in-law which effectively spelled out the way she felt she had been treated by husband , the Royal Family and their courtiers . |
| 22 | It is not necessary to write a long report of each happening but the essential details such as date , time , detail and signature of person making the entry . |
| 23 | On the whole , she decided , being a rat was more chic , but nevertheless she determined to write a long earnest article soon on some subject of profound importance in which she would make a significant contribution to the sum of human awareness . |
| 24 | You do n't have to write a long article . |
| 25 | And so , although she had hated having to do it , Laura had forced herself to write a long letter to Ross , saying how very much she loved and missed him — and could n't they still try to salvage something from the wreck of their marriage ? |
| 26 | Mrs Feather drew a long breath and let it out . |
| 27 | She drew a long breath , twisting her hands . |
| 28 | As soon as the train started , I drew a long breath of relief . |
| 29 | Breeze drew a long breath . |
| 30 | Zacco drew a long breath through pinched nostrils . |