Example sentences of "a long [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Graham had been working on his yacht , the Sea Eagle , during a break on a long sailing trip , when he suffered an electric shock . |
| 2 | However , he was persuaded to stay in England when he considered that his poor state of health probably would not have allowed him to survive the hardship of a long sea voyage in those days . |
| 3 | It was worthy of the great adventurers and explorers who had set out from its quays , and at that magic time of arrival after a long sea voyage , with the mist-filtered rays of the sun touching the cathedral domes and castle towers , the old city of Ulysses fulfilled and exceeded all her expectations . |
| 4 | Even Gould 's expert methods of preservation , vested as they were with such personal concern , were susceptible to the ravages of nature and a long sea voyage . |
| 5 | For me , overriding all practical considerations , there is the spiritual uplift which comes after a long sea passage when , at dawn or evening , I enter some tangle-fringed sea loch with the majesty of the hills reflecting from its still waters . |
| 6 | At the end of a long gold chain she carried a Georgian spyglass which she applied in a rather menacing manner to a small , beady eye . |
| 7 | It has a long half life and may be administered either orally or intravenously . |
| 8 | And they they they very often , when they were dressed , they would have a little shawl that they would lay over their shoulders instead of a a long scarf thing you know ? |
| 9 | It 's a long journey back and it grows dark early . ’ |
| 10 | Sunday winter evenings by the dining-room fire were very special — crumpets toasted on a long toasting fork by the fire ; watching the changing colours of the flames , and the sparks which shot into the chimney . |
| 11 | the organ there was a you know where you put your pump belt , there was a long stout piece of wood and you had to keep pumping that up and down to put the wind into the organ , and there was a mirror above the organ and Mr the org the organist , who was a butcher in Street , he could look into that mirror and see whether you was pumping fast enough and he could signal to you and he used to warn you to er keep your eye on the mirror and if he , if he wanted more wind he used to be up up up oh or , but it was just a big long of wood and we used to pull it up and down , I was fairly tall for me height a age , but er we used to have to stand on a box to get it going first , but it , it was just like bellows for your fire you know , wind for that , and we used to pump the wind into the organ also the service . |
| 12 | Retiro Station offered Paul Theroux a comfortable sense of home-coming after a long rail journey through the continent . |
| 13 | It had a huge , battered sign at the end of a long ash pole . |
| 14 | The link , however , was discovered soon after systematic depth soundings were taken , when it was discovered that there was a long submarine mountain range running down the middle of the Atlantic from Arctic to Antarctic . |
| 15 | The farm has nine acres of land , including the ruins of an old British indigo factory — a long redbrick wall with trees and bushes growing on the old factory floor , weeds climbing along the bricks . |
| 16 | The Pathfinder Platoon is the only brigade sub-unit to use this free-fall technique , Which enhances the chances of avoiding detection and involves leaving the aircraft at heights of up to 25,000 feet , followed by a long free-fall descent and then landing using steerable parachutes . |
| 17 | At 7 o'clock the office bearers , a number of the brethren and their lady friends sat down to a sumptuous repast in a granary tastefully decorated with evergreen and flags and after a long toast list the tables were removed for dancing . |
| 18 | Westbury Homes , the Cheltenham-based group , also has a long land bank , but its main market , the West country , is relatively weak . |
| 19 | The most interesting result is that it gives quicker search times for a long word list over the 26-way methods . |
| 20 | The concepts of crystal settling and convection in magma chambers have a long history r2–6 . |
| 21 | Resuming the A.87 at the Killilan junction , the road now turns between banks ablaze with gorse and enters the populated environs of Dornie , bypassing the separate community of Ardelve and reaching the village over a long road bridge . |
| 22 | He was dressed in a long flannel shirt edged with lace , with flounces all down the middle , and five or six more on either side of the chest , all sewn with wool , in accordance with an Act of Parliament which forbids the use of linen or cotton for this purpose . |
| 23 | Now , if you 'll let me get to work while there 's still light , I ought to be able to confirm what I suspected when I first saw her — ’ He paused , bending over the body , a long hardwood implement in his hand . |
| 24 | There was a long elm table , an old chestnut French provincial armoire , a rather well-worn 17th century velvet-covered Spanish chest and thick white cotton Roman blinds , edged with a brown and apricot cotton to match the tablecloth . |
| 25 | They said they would cut both babies ' throats and held a long kitchen knife to Salman 's throat , while Tanwaru was holding the child |
| 26 | Apart from its prominence , Luxulyan was several miles from a river estuary , requiring both a long water pipeline and cooling towers , whilst Gwithian was near the tourist honeypot of St Ives . |
| 27 | A dry sleeping bag at the end of a long night watch in foul weather is something to be dreamed about , but , alas , rarely happens on long voyages . |
| 28 | Some people find it impossible to sleep a wink on a long night journey in a train . |
| 29 | Clinton was there wrapped in a military cloak and Dacourt , looking rather ridiculous in a long night gown , stood near Vulcan 's stable . |
| 30 | And now I must pack up and take the road ; you 'll be keeping me company on a long night march , although I know you 're asleep in our nice warm bed … |