Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] [adv prt] [prep] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | AN EERIE silence will descend on the steel town of Motherwell next weekend when the big Ravenscraig strip mill winds down for a long and unwelcome seasonal break . |
| 2 | Immediately beyond , a short lane leads up to a long terrace of cottages built to house the workers of the Millthrop woollen mill nearby across the river , and looking rather forlorn and out of place since their source of employment was destroyed by fire many years ago . |
| 3 | Despite these adaptations , when the surrounding soil dries out during the long dry season , the toads may still lose considerable amounts of body water . |
| 4 | With a solar-type star , however , the temperature rises to ten million degrees or so , and nuclear reactions are triggered off , so that the star settles down to a long period of stable existence . |
| 5 | The enjoyment of gross physical activity goes on for a long time , progressing to skipping and rushing-about games . |
| 6 | At this moment a lion bursts out of the long grass and bush and leaps on a warrior . |