Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] long [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had found a small table tucked in between three long ones , and had already been given a jug of iced water , a long loaf , a pot of butter and a plate of olives . |
| 2 | In welcome contrast to the dimness and the heavy , ornate splendour that had gone before , the white ceiling and walls were unadorned and light poured in through several long windows . |
| 3 | He was much older than Lever and his friends , his dark hair tied back in two long pigtails . |
| 4 | So it went on for two long hours during which the thousands present learned nothing about Fascism except the bravery and pertinacity of its young adherents in dealing with this very perilous situation . " |
| 5 | Perhaps she will once more reach out with those long hands to — No ! |
| 6 | Possibly to try and get in on some long balls 1 on 1 with Koeman as Holland push forward late in the game . |
| 7 | This was a need that Pat Bateson , Gabriel Horn and I had hammered out in many long discussions about our imprinting experiments , and which we had tried to meet in practice in the design of the controls we had used in the early 1970s . |
| 8 | At first I was doubtful about taking him , for he did not look strong ; but the Sandfords assured us that he had stood up to several long treks with them , invariably producing good meals even under the most unfavourable conditions , that he never interfered with other people , and was always ready to lend a hand at any job . |