Example sentences of "down a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | SET IN the dipping wooded hills of Lambton Park , through which the wide and tidal Wear cuts a deep valley , this grandest of early Georgian houses looks south down a long wide avenue , smothered solid with daffodils in the spring . |
| 2 | Philip picked them up and followed Mrs Wright down a long , flagged passage . |
| 3 | As she hurried down a long corridor , her mind groped backwards over the events of the previous night . |
| 4 | She ushered them down a long corridor through countless swing doors . |
| 5 | Dismounted , the leaders crossed over the first and second drawbridges on foot , leaving their men to take the horses down a long ramp to barracks-quarters and stabling at harbour level . |
| 6 | Eight miles later , when they were coasting down a long hill , the engine spluttered . |
| 7 | He walked swiftly to the reception counter midway down a long hall leading to Dover Street . |
| 8 | In my dream I was carrying a small child in my arms down a long road . |
| 9 | The visual equivalent of it would be driving down a long street . |
| 10 | They walked down a long corridor with heavy doors on both sides . |
| 11 | The cab drove steadily out of Brighton on the London Road , and then , at the summit of the Downs , turned left down a long lane . |
| 12 | We went down a long corridor to a door bearing a sign ‘ Latvia pilot operation ’ . |
| 13 | ‘ I do n't remember anything except carrying a tray of tea and cake down a long corridor . ’ |
| 14 | really great it was , you know I did n't really think it would turn out as big as it has done you know , but it 's turned out beautiful has n't it really , yeah we was , I was thrilled especially when they built the new houses round the front we used to go and keep looking at them , little did I think I would get one , and the housing officer came one day and he said would you like one of the new ones , I said I would and it was four bedroom but we got , you see we 've got the other bedroom over my daughter-in-law 's , so me and hubby used to have the en right down a long passage and the bedroom was over like the sit you 've got a bedroom over the sitting room like see and she erm , we used to have so the children did n't make a noise to disturb her so my hubby and I had that room , yeah , it was quite nice it was , nice house , I erm , you know , enjoyed being there , bringing up the family , you want plenty of room you 've got a big family do n't you really ? |
| 15 | But , she was telling the story of a man who was travelling over the moor and it was many years ago on horseback and er he was completely lost and wan , it was getting dark and he wanted to stay somewhere for the night and he sort of travelled and could n't see anywhere and eventually down a long drive he saw a house wi , blazing with lights so he went down this house and er , all the windows were alight , you know were lit up and he knocked at the door and knocked at the door , and knocked at the door and could n't get any answer , no one ever came to the door so in desperation he thought well this is no good ! |