Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [prep] [det] long " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | And the horse it came up with this long wooden handle , I do n't know whether it was three or four , I ca n't remember , but that was for some couchgrass . |
| 2 | In welcome contrast to the dimness and the heavy , ornate splendour that had gone before , the white ceiling and walls were unadorned and light poured in through several long windows . |
| 3 | Sweat from his hand began to soften the crisp white document that had been drawn up after many long night-time meetings when they had all finally agreed to form a co-operative . |
| 4 | The programme is built around a series of day cruises , building up to some long and ambitious trips exploring the islands in Wayfarer dinghies , so every morning starts with a briefing . |
| 5 | I ask you ! ) , where he put on a wetsuit in order to infiltrate the sewers and popped up with another long lens to take her picture . |
| 6 | Perhaps she will once more reach out with those long hands to — No ! |
| 7 | Possibly to try and get in on some long balls 1 on 1 with Koeman as Holland push forward late in the game . |
| 8 | This was a need that Pat Bateson , Gabriel Horn and I had hammered out in many long discussions about our imprinting experiments , and which we had tried to meet in practice in the design of the controls we had used in the early 1970s . |
| 9 | At first I was doubtful about taking him , for he did not look strong ; but the Sandfords assured us that he had stood up to several long treks with them , invariably producing good meals even under the most unfavourable conditions , that he never interfered with other people , and was always ready to lend a hand at any job . |
| 10 | Down , down the trio dropped , to step out into that long starlit gallery at the base of the fortress-monastery where Brothers would cloister themselves to meditate . |