Example sentences of "[verb] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you 're thinking of tackling a long distance footpath staying at youth hostels and guest houses , then this size sack is ideal as your load is mainly bulky spare clothing rather than weighty hardware . |
| 2 | Some of these , certainly in Johannesburg , are located in the city , far from the townships , and involve a long journey . |
| 3 | Can only assume this was designed a long time ago , say roughly 1983 ; surely even Peter Snow must now realise that a Labour landslide is rather more likely than a Tory one . |
| 4 | Of the two Opens Sandy never looked like winning until the end ; Seve had it won a long way away . |
| 5 | Well backed after catching the eye previously , he strolled home by 12 lengths , having his race won a long way out . |
| 6 | Another super-domestique of great experience is Sean Yates from Sussex , who has won a long time trial stage in the tour . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm used to walking a long way carrying the baby . ’ |
| 8 | The Currabinny Community Association then provided a long list of other sources of responsible relevant information . |
| 9 | What is more , much of government expenditure is committed a long time in advance and can not easily be cut . |
| 10 | Since very small , light animals can fall a long way without being hurt , it 's quite likely that it survived in the forest world under the tree and had the second most interesting experience any tree frog has ever had . |
| 11 | An irritated Dutch official said : ‘ If the Danes can do it with a referendum by July , I do not see why the British would need a longer time . ’ |
| 12 | Hoo-Woo opened the door and we entered a long tunnel . |
| 13 | As Argentina deployed gunboats , the Foreign Office entered a long silence over South Georgia . |
| 14 | Any investigation which covers a long span of time is bound to encounter certain special problems . |
| 15 | Oral history does not have to be collected from the very old , though books like Ronald Blythe 's Akenfield and The View in Winter are marvellous examples of such work , while Roberts ( 1984 ) covers a longer time-span . |
| 16 | One of these types is the de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou and over the years it has attracted a long list of very satisfied customers . |
| 17 | Now we had originally had this extra facility available er so that we could trade off life against the extra thrust in an emergency but there was clearly the possibility erm that that might be used er when it really was n't necessary and we would end up with extra costs , extra life cycle costs , shorter engine life and it was felt on balance that with a reduced threat overall that it was sensible to take out that facility and to accept a longer engine life , but not , there 's no reduction in the total normal thrust but its merely its override combat facility . |
| 18 | She used to come a long way , right from the top of to walk down to her Co-op , a long way . |
| 19 | You do n't have to write a long article . |
| 20 | And so , although she had hated having to do it , Laura had forced herself to write a long letter to Ross , saying how very much she loved and missed him — and could n't they still try to salvage something from the wreck of their marriage ? |
| 21 | It is not necessary to write a long report of each happening but the essential details such as date , time , detail and signature of person making the entry . |
| 22 | Imagine a situation in which a teacher is telling a pupil to write a longer answer . |
| 23 | I 'll leave others to write a longer report . |
| 24 | Excuse the paper … it 's easier to write a longer letter on foolscap paper ! |
| 25 | Mrs Feather drew a long breath and let it out . |
| 26 | She drew a long breath , twisting her hands . |
| 27 | As soon as the train started , I drew a long breath of relief . |
| 28 | Breeze drew a long breath . |
| 29 | Zacco drew a long breath through pinched nostrils . |
| 30 | He drew a long breath . |