Example sentences of "a long [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The shadow Health Secretary , David Blunkett , called it ‘ a damp squib with a long fuse attached to a powder keg ’ , and the Trades Union Congress firecast the plans would cost thousands of jobs .
2 Dynamite on a long fuse Myles Palmer talks to singer , Brenda Lee , returning to Scotland on tour , and celebrating 33 years in the music business ‘ I know what entertainers have gone through to get to that point on the stage , to put the performance on for you .
3 A long kilometre or so later , I entered the city 's outskirts .
4 Graham had been working on his yacht , the Sea Eagle , during a break on a long sailing trip , when he suffered an electric shock .
5 In the UK , the Government took a long look at the spectrum before launching a fifth and sixth TV channel .
6 He frowned at me with a long look in which I read nothing .
7 Sam took a long look at her face .
8 The palazzo itself will be dealt with later when the trip reaches its frontage , but it is worth a long look as you move past .
9 Watching it takes you into the mind of Ramanujan as surely as a long look into his eyes .
10 Mr Gillis took a long look from one tip of the arc of boys round to the other .
11 Those who know better will not rest contented with such a meagre peep of a lake so singularly grand , but will round the hill rather more than another mile to the west , and when the dark lake is full in view , sit down to drink a long look from that favourable point of view .
12 Vanessa gave him a long look , then delved into her handbag and produced a small object .
13 After a long look I had made up my mind to continue 18 .
14 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 .
15 She spotted us at the same time and after a long look , took her offspring and ambled away along the side of the mountain .
16 She gave me rather a long look but let it go at that .
17 He gave me a long look .
18 Cindy gave him a long look through her sunglasses .
19 Coffin gave him a long look and he was n't laughing .
20 He delivered her a long look , then smiled .
21 Vass responded with a long look .
22 He gave her a long look .
23 He took a long look at the approaching man , who was obviously not keen on leaving the shelter of the trees .
24 Rohan gave her a long look , then strode over to the clump of bushes she indicated .
25 I have taken a long look at local government finance .
26 West gave that a long look but eventually ducked , deciding that East ‘ must ’ hold the ace of diamonds .
27 Guido treated her to a long look between narrowed dark eyes .
28 He gave her a long look , and then he laughed .
29 He gave her a long look .
30 They exchanged a long look as they both thought of the kisses they had shared , and Shelley 's furious rebuke .
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