Example sentences of "on a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Late in January , 1982 , as the season was ending and the weather deteriorating , a member of the American team accompanied a visiting geologist on a long snowmobile traverse to examine the regional configuration of the ice sheet . |
| 2 | And I think that was the situation for a lot of people , that erm if they did n't take the the flat that was offered to them , then they would be virtually erm either still on a long waiting list or homeless . |
| 3 | Miss Jarman asked , taking up an ivory hand on a long stick and scratching under her wig , starting a snowstorm of powder . |
| 4 | The wool was wound on a long stick called a distaff . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's the start of a thing that 's sweet , ’ he told Tom one evening drawing on a long pipe filled with the first pluckings of their own tobacco . |
| 6 | His winner against Portsmouth was clinically-executed , an angled shot from twelve yards after substitute Mick Quinn flicked on a long ball from Ray Ranson . |
| 7 | Working on a long lawn , she wanted them to move down the ‘ room ’ . |
| 8 | This species has a finely toothed margin ; a large , wide leaf born on a long stem . |
| 9 | The other half wants to hang dependent clauses ; like ‘ Americans will tell anything to an Englishman with a camera poking over his right shoulder when they are trapped on a long distance train . ’ |
| 10 | Here he stuck out his chest and strutted about like a professional walker setting out on a long distance race . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | If , however , this is not the case , the specialist may put you on a long course of low dose antibiotics . |
| 13 | This could go on a long while , Kate thought . |
| 14 | B : oh they were on a long while I think before that + |
| 15 | He was getting nearer to himself , travelling on a long loop of bumpy path through the trees . |
| 16 | There is a lot of space , which is needed on a long tour ! |
| 17 | Lee Harpin ODs on a long weekend of TV football |
| 18 | He did n't think of her as often now , except perhaps on a long weekend when he was off-duty ; the rest of the time he had things to occupy his mind . |
| 19 | 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 … |
| 20 | Some people find it impossible to sleep a wink on a long night journey in a train . |
| 21 | The opulent comfort of a limousine on a long motorway journey … |
| 22 | Hoccleve now apologises for his earlier attitude and welcomes his help , embarking on a long exposition of his case . |
| 23 | He was standing against one of the walls of the bedroom , one elbow resting on a long teak shelf which at one time must have contained books , but was now bare , resting his head against the palm of his raised hand in an attitude of relaxation . |
| 24 | ‘ Belinda , ’ he said on a long sigh , ‘ go into the party , would you ? |
| 25 | ‘ But I 'm so glad to be home , ’ Faye confessed on a long sigh . |
| 26 | As she let her breath out on a long sigh Hilary moved reluctantly away . |
| 27 | Letting his breath out on a long sigh , he changed his mind . |
| 28 | Then , on a long haul , it would n't go up hill or overtake on the flat . |
| 29 | However , the occasional long journey has revealed some of the Metro 's hidden talents : ‘ It has a surprisingly spacious interior and is extremely comfortable on a long haul . |
| 30 | The film is based on a long novel by Pat Conroy which deals with the excavation of the past , a current favourite theme . |