Example sentences of "to a long [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he went on his way with the youngest brother until they came to a long glade in the forest . |
| 2 | Rey was probably heir to a long tradition in the matter of prompting : no prompt-box can be seen in the illustrations from the 1747 Palais-Royal performance ( illus.s ) or the 1745 Versailles performance ( illus.3 ) . |
| 3 | During his years of experimentation , Alexander was led to a long consideration of the whole question of direction . |
| 4 | ‘ Quite honestly — and who wants to celebrate becoming twenty-six ? — I 'm really looking forward to a long soak in the bath , and then putting my feet up in front of the TV , ’ she added firmly . |
| 5 | Similar , though less extreme , French claims in Venice , where the ambassador demanded that any holder of a " patent de familiarité " signed by him must be considered a member of his household , led to a long breach between the two states in 1710 – 23 and renewed friction in the later 1720s . |