Example sentences of "out a long [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To cover the sides of the cake , roll out a long strip of marzipan as long as the circumference of the cake and as wide as its depth ( hint : the circumference of a round cake is three times its diameter ) . |
| 2 | Cut out a long strip of coloured paper and cut a scalloped edge along one side . |
| 3 | He has already pushed the boat out a long way in distancing Sinn Féin from the IRA , yet to no electoral avail . |
| 4 | The experimental method is basically to lay out a long row of test-tubes each containing a solution of RNA-replicase , and also of raw materials , small molecules that can be used for RNA synthesis . |
| 5 | Cindy Hill breathed out a long sigh of relief . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | He took out a long piece of paper , and read : |
| 8 | The second man reached into his pocket and pulled out a long length of what looked like ribbon . |
| 9 | He was silent for a long time , then he blew out a long stream of smoke and turned his head towards her . |
| 10 | When the 10th Plenum of the Central Committee met in September 1956 , Vo Nguyen Giap read out a long list of errors , some quite devastating : ‘ We have failed to realise the necessity of uniting with the middle-level peasants . |
| 11 | With the body and neck made of maple , a wide strap is almost essential , as the Artist weighs a ton , and lasting out a long gig without collapsing or gaining some kind of spinal disorder is something of an achievement . |
| 12 | Folly let out a long breath of relief . |