Example sentences of "she [vb past] [vb pp] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The five-star novelist gave me an unfathomable glimmer when I closed the car door for her and remarked that she 'd had a long chat with Harry that afternoon on the telephone . |
| 2 | Kate , pregnant with her second baby , thought she knew what to expect when it came to giving birth , especially since she 'd had a long labour first time round . |
| 3 | She watched him leave the room , her heart heavy , as though she had run a long way uphill , and had not the strength for the return journey . |
| 4 | ‘ You know why I 'm here , ’ she said , her voice rasping in her throat as though she had run a long way . |
| 5 | She had gone a long way , when she came to a big foot . |
| 6 | She had gone a long way towards admitting that the King could not live of his own . |
| 7 | She had been one of them once , but suddenly she had gone a long way away . |
| 8 | She had waited a long time for this moment . |
| 9 | After all , she had waited a long time to belong , but she had never realised she could belong so completely . |
| 10 | Florence Ames was quieter about it , as though she had the measure of things because she had spent a long time in looking at them . |
| 11 | She had had a long treatment session , and then decided , possibly over-ambitiously , to visit her brother for tea , walking part of the way . |
| 12 | If anyone found out and if Alain was angry she would fight it out later , but for now she had come a long way , she was tired , disappointed , and nobody was going to stop her from staying here . |
| 13 | She had come a long way and as far as she could see it would take much longer even to reach the foothills . |