Example sentences of "[verb] out [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Putting his hand inside his dirty bomber jacket , he drew out a long , thick kitchen knife and put it on the dashboard . |
| 2 | He delved into a saddlebag and drew out a long , black chain . |
| 3 | Dipping her two hands in the neck of Cissie 's night-shift , Beth drew out the long brown locks , spreading them over the collar and fanning the hair out as it was not altogether dry . |
| 4 | The Politis editor , Mr Jean-Paul Besset , said his magazine had carried out a long investigation into dangerous waste dumping , including the discovery in 1983 of barrels of earth impregnated with dioxin from Seveso that were illegally shipped to northern France by an independent contractor . |
| 5 | Ellen Harker let out a long breath and relaxed visibly . |
| 6 | It let out a long clang . |
| 7 | She let out a long whistle , and heard him chuckle . |
| 8 | He let out a long , shuddering breath . |
| 9 | He let out a long breath and raised his hands to cover both ears . |
| 10 | He let out a long breath then turned to look at Hitch . |
| 11 | Hans let out a long breath . |
| 12 | Evans let out a long whistle . |
| 13 | Harry let out a long breath . |
| 14 | He let out a long breath . |
| 15 | He let out a long , gasping sigh . |
| 16 | When it slammed behind him she let out a long , shaky breath and felt blindly for a chair , afraid she 'd collapse without some means of support . |
| 17 | Robyn let out a long , quivering breath and felt the treacherous ache in her body . |
| 18 | She let out a long , sobbing shriek . |
| 19 | She let out a long , appreciative sigh . |
| 20 | And they did ; all flattened and crouched , creeping low in the grass ; quite unlike the sprightly reed with its flashy habit of fanning out the long tail to show off white outer tail feathers . |
| 21 | Cut out a long strip of coloured paper and cut a scalloped edge along one side . |
| 22 | ‘ There is enough to do , ’ he said , and let out a long breath . |
| 23 | Benstede pursed his lips and let out a long sigh . |
| 24 | Lucinda ran her tongue round her suddenly dry lips and let out a long , slow whistle . |
| 25 | Then , satisfied that the French would check their advance till they were certain no picquet line waited in ambush , he stared westwards towards the clouds and let out a long heavy breath . |
| 26 | The Doctor let out a long slow breath , and considered his options , since even if he succeeded in stopping Mait , there was always the risk of someone else finding this place the next time the stars were in the correct alignment . |
| 27 | Folly let out a long breath of relief . |
| 28 | She suddenly let out a long sigh and swept her hair from her face . |
| 29 | The patron let out the long slow whistle of a kettle coming to the boil . |
| 30 | ‘ Just when a player thinks he is past him , Pally will stick out a long leg and nick the ball off him . |