Example sentences of "many a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ‘ Sinatra/Jagger/Jive Bunny 's Back ’ joke has seen us through many a long winter . |
| 2 | ‘ I have sought you for many a long day , ’ said Caspar , cheerfully , pursuing the rather frail ploy he had thought up earlier in case of precisely this eventuality . |
| 3 | This was fortunate for the Hearts forward Ian Ferguson who was as surprised as anyone to remain on the field after flooring Gus Caesar with as good a right hook as has been seen this side of Madison Square Gardens for many a long day . |
| 4 | And that 's moved them no less than three places up the second division table , they 're higher than I think they 've been for many a long day . |
| 5 | This will bring in reforms of the kind which the Consumers ' Association have been campaigning for over many a long year . |
| 6 | This is the harshest February for many a long year . |
| 7 | When they finally moved out their successors found the floor covered with six layers of linoleum — the bottom ones must have been in position for many a long year ! |
| 8 | For his part , Gould has voiced a degree of scepticism about Europe that has not been heard from a Labour frontbencher for many a long year , and has rescued ‘ devaluation ’ from the party 's dictionary of forbidden words . |
| 9 | Joshua ( naturally , that is not his real name ) has done more for road safety in the village than anyone else for many a long year . |
| 10 | Instead , we shall zoom in on the ‘ new boys ’ two of which are far from new and have not seen the light of day for many a long year . |
| 11 | Jerry refuses with zest ; he has obviously been springing to his own defence for many a long year . |
| 12 | Without doubt this is the best for the Shrewsbury - Aberystwyth line for many a long year . |
| 13 | He also does himself no good by laying a prayer that has to be among the most bogus , ill thought out and badly argued measures to come before the House for many a long year . |
| 14 | In the case of the miller 's wife : ( She had not had so pleasant a time for many a long year ) |
| 15 | Michael Foot once launched an attack in " Tribune " on what he termed " the foulest piece of journalism perpetrated in this country in many a long year , " indicating a particular article in " The Evening Standard " . |
| 16 | Nobody ever knew why , but it whiled away many a long afternoon . |
| 17 | I doubt the other old thing will be moving back there for many a long month . ’ |
| 18 | Board masters are guests with years of experience of Scourie fishings , and my favourite is a wonderful gentleman called Stanley Tuer ; a man of advancing years , but fleet of foot , who has exhausted me on many a long hill walk . |