Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] [verb] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | People do n't usually hit out unless they are upset or angry , so showing you understand their feelings goes a long way to preventing them from expressing that anger towards you . |
| 2 | This year Bathsheba had ordered her maids to put a long table in the garden , with the top end of the table just inside the house . |
| 3 | Set amidst green and fertile hills its skyline is stunning and its landscapes inspire a long and dreamy gaze . |
| 4 | So our gardens represent a long steady stream of introductions with occasional ‘ eruptions ’ as new and botanically rich areas of the world opened to the West . |
| 5 | imagine our feelings on raising our beads to draw a long breath when the last sheep was in , to find another large flock making Its way towards us . |