Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [pron] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then we paced off its longest possible putt on the green : 120 yards . |
| 2 | Having sorted out his long game he just needs to acquire more consistency around the green . |
| 3 | From every small uncovered space , Mr Chad poked down his long nose to demand , Wot , no leave ? |
| 4 | ( 31/1/93 ) : Paul Stephen and I went to Richard Newcombe 's to pick up his long ladder to support the roof timbers on Paul 's car and then went down to the carriage and put all the roof on his car roof . |
| 5 | From the outset he had decided that he did not much care for the tall fair youth who seemed to look down his long nose at everything . |
| 6 | Her high-heeled shoes showed off her long thin legs to advantage . |
| 7 | She looked wonderful , in a short skirt which showed off her long legs and a hip-length jacket which emphasized her shape . |
| 8 | Sheer stockings showed off her long legs , and the whole outfit was finished off with low-heeled navy shoes . |
| 9 | Corbett dug out his long Welsh dagger , knelt down beside the grave and prised open the lid . |
| 10 | She shook back her long blonde hair . |
| 11 | Then he cut off its long neck and feet , washed the carcass in the stream and stuffed it into his wallet . |
| 12 | She brushed back her long black hair . |
| 13 | First she bathed Rachel and gave her a feed before settling her down , then she washed and changed , combing out her long fair hair and setting it on top of her head again . |
| 14 | Rachel went to the bathroom , washed at the metal sink , and brushed out her long black curly hair . |
| 15 | She must have known I was watching as she lifted herself from the lake , water running down her long back , the skin glistening in the light cast from the house across the lawn . |
| 16 | This man , played by Dustin , was Jack Crabb , a 121-year-old survivor of Custer 's Last Stand , who reminisces over his long and eventful life . |
| 17 | Robbie had n't realised just how much she 'd missed sleeping in a conventional bed , with plenty of room to stretch out her long legs . |
| 18 | Now the grey dew had gone from the grass , pats of dung steamed where the cattle had been standing , and Cameron , in his shirt-sleeves with a cloth tying back his long black hair , was supervising the winching up of timbers for the roof . |
| 19 | She tried to hold up her long skirts with her free hand , grateful for the moment to the intermittent lightning which showed up the worst of the puddles ahead . |
| 20 | fatale , keeps hoisting up her long |
| 21 | She tossed back her long black hair , and her enchanting almond eyes shone merrily . |
| 22 | The serpent carved there seemed to writhe , its tongue darting , whilst its intended victim , Eve , stood like the personification of innocence with one hand covering her groin , the other raised to hold back her long flowing hair . |
| 23 | While this has only relatively recently become widely influential , affecting policies and services across the board and not just in the formal educational sphere , Ryan and Thomas ( 1987 ) point out its longer history . |
| 24 | He is putting on his long black coat , a sure sign that he is ready to head for the hills , or at least his hotel suite . |
| 25 | She put down her long life to what she regarded as healthy eating — her breakfast on her last birthday was brandy , bacon and eggs — and keeping the Ten Commandments . |
| 26 | She set aside her cloak , kilted up her long red skirts and drew her eating knife decisively . |
| 27 | For thousands of years a few men have searched for these human fruits ; they have filled their minds with the lovely ideas and have taken up their long search and watch on the lonely shore of the other world . |
| 28 | Christina flicked back her long hair and concentrated on Pauline , who seemed for the first time to want to confide in her . |
| 29 | She flicked back her long loose hair . |
| 30 | Instead , she flicked back her long dark hair and stared defiantly at him . |