Example sentences of "a long length of " in BNC.
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| 1 | For long-range fishing you can do without the elasticity , for picking up a long length of line and planting a hook is difficult enough without any ‘ give ’ . |
| 2 | The rod , in order to pick up a long length of sunken line , should be a minimum of 11ft long , and a maximum of 12ft or it becomes unwieldy . |
| 3 | Never allow a water pump to suck in air if it feeds a long length of pipework to a system of tanks or ponds . |
| 4 | Transfer the stitches from needles 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 to the back bed and , using a long length of yarn , cast off the four back stitches . |
| 5 | The second man reached into his pocket and pulled out a long length of what looked like ribbon . |
| 6 | Whereas if it got torn in the hand painted days then you 're talking a long length of time . |
| 7 | But a doctor , one of the doctors in the same hospital saying , that the , during the First World War , when they were so desperate , you know , so many casualties , they had to cut short treatment , and they had to bandage men up and leave them bandaged up a long length of , they found it was often better to leave a wound bandaged up in it 's own |