Example sentences of "and [noun pl] [prep] a long [noun] " in BNC.

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1 May the Town Crier remain in the very capable hands of the college students and lecturers for a long time to come .
2 Relaxing after dinner with a cup of any of the new Kenco rich-tasting coffees is a great way of unwinding after the stresses and strains of a long day .
3 The expenses and toils of a long war are but too just an excuse that the thought of a new library were not part of the public cares .
4 Fur collar hunched round his shoulders , flat hat askew , he was surrounded by a background warm with a sense of movement , an atmosphere thronged with the memories and moments of a long life .
5 She , and her fellow patients , were then shown to Anstey Ward , which will accommodate 24 elderly men and women on a long term rehabilitation basis .
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