Example sentences of "with a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | You do not need a complete conventional circuit with a long downwind leg , although this will obviously give you more time in which to have a better look at the field . |
| 2 | He is a free spirit , with a long way to go , who should be closely followed |
| 3 | Marc Wadsworth , the black sections national organiser , said : ‘ We can live with a long struggle . |
| 4 | The three figures were now almost at the road and out in the open when Taff opened fire with a long burst . |
| 5 | The woman stirred the onions around a bit with a long black fork and then settled the large frying pan more firmly on top of the blazing logs . |
| 6 | Yells of triumph and foot stomping attracted the attention of the manager , who attracted ours with a long cane . |
| 7 | The boots are finished with a long , broad ribbon that is wrapped around the ankle , being raised to go over the join of boot and trouser if there is a danger of wet snow going down inside . |
| 8 | With a long journey ahead of me every morning and evening , I do n't hang about , and this is the first petrol-engined car I 've used that has given me over 45mpg on a run . |
| 9 | We had a group photograph with a long time-exposure and a friend of mine , a dear friend , ran from one end of the back line to the other and had his picture twice on the same photograph . |
| 10 | If it suits you , you can relax with a long refreshing drink on the poolside terrace — and drink in the atmosphere as well . |
| 11 | dark , with a long straight nose and arched eyebrows . |
| 12 | A man with a long knife cut the dolphins ' skins and fat from the bodies , by cutting across the dolphin 's head , slicing it down the middle , then peeling off the outer layer . |
| 13 | Sally wanted something smaller , preferably with a long silky coat and a bow in its top-knot . |
| 14 | The problem was eventually reduced by putting a headstall on him with a long rope attached . |
| 15 | An obvious corollary is that coins with a long circulation life will have been lost in greater proportions than coins with shorter circulation lifetimes . |
| 16 | He frowned at me with a long look in which I read nothing . |
| 17 | One half was clean and pale , and the other stained and dark , with a long black section sharpened at the tip . |
| 18 | A WHITE daffodil with a long cup , which is still awaiting a name and which was raised by Mr Clive Postle , has won the prize for best bloom at this week 's Westminster Flower Show of the Royal Horticultural Society . |
| 19 | Knutson 's book has a scholarly feel , with a long bibliography . |
| 20 | Then he provided the springboard for the second with a long , perfectly-judged touch kick . |
| 21 | The track would be constructed in Zhuhai , a capitalist-style special economic zone bordering Macau , the Portuguese enclave with a long history of grand prix racing . |
| 22 | Oldfield excited the crowd with a long run from the halfway line and when he back-heeled the ball to Mills the full-back hit his shot against a post . |
| 23 | One Monday morning I lay in bed looking out of my skylight window at nothing in particular ; there was n't anything to see except sky because the window was merely a hole in the roof which you could open or shut with a long wooden handle . |
| 24 | Limone would be a good choice for those who seek no more from a holiday than a chance to completely relax in the sun with a long cool drink . |
| 25 | Their rapacious habits have been the subject of bloody hyperbole in films and bestsellers , so everybody knows that the shark has ranks of fearsome , pointed teeth , an elegant , incessant swishing swimming motion , a tail with a long ‘ point ’ uppermost , and a big appetite . |
| 26 | When bonds came on the market after this time they were sold quietly by the Bondholders Committee to members of the Club with a long term , proven interest in its affairs , who had either enquired about bonds or were offered them being regarded as suitable individuals . |
| 27 | The mechanic this time replaced the water temperature sender unit on the engine block — it has a black top with a long stem . |
| 28 | He represented her as having been extremely swarthy , and quite emaciated , with a long crane-neck , and a short body , much resembling , in shape , a bass-viol . |
| 29 | Like most other cities with a long history , Milan has evolved as a series of concentric rings . |
| 30 | A school with a long tradition of extra curricular activities is likely to continue with an extensive provision even if the activities alter to reflect the expertise of the adults involved . |