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Example sentences for "long pull"

  • A Long Pull, a Strong Pull, and a Pull All together.

  • The Long Pull, Strong Pull, and a Pull all together is taking place on the mainland.

  • So--it's a long pull, Give a strong pull, For the far Barbaree.

  • His Majesty" now took another long, long pull at the black bottle.

  • Then he raised his bottle and took another long pull.

  • At this the monarch raised the bottle to his mouth and took another long, long pull.

  • Then, too, we had a long pull of three miles, with a loaded boat, which often took a couple of hours.

  • We passed under the stern of the English brig, and had a long pull ashore.

  • And taking a long pull at that pink cigarette he puffed the smoke out with a laugh.

  • He looked dubiously at Harz; then took a long pull at his flask.

  • He made straight for the bottle, recovered it, took a long pull at it while he trod water, returned it to his bosom, and made a back track to the yawl.

  • As it is a long pull he also advises that the boats should leave the brig in the evening, so as to get to the place the next day.

  • It will be a long pull and a heavy one, for we shall have a head sea as soon as we get clear of this bay.

  • As we had a long pull before us, the first mate arranged that all hands should lie down except two in each boat to keep watch, that we might be the better able to work the next day.

  • In the meantime our men had lighted a fire, believing that a long pull would be before them.

  • We had a long pull before us, and I feared we should not reach her before dark, and, if so, we might have to spend the night tossed about on the stormy sea.

  • We had, however, a long pull, and by the time we got into comparatively smooth water, having passed round the southern end of the reef, I was afraid that the fate of those on board must be sealed.

  • We had a long pull before us; but the men exerted themselves, and I still hoped to get back to the ship before night closed in.

  • Well, I malts," said Tom, reaching a pot of porter, and taking a long pull.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    light green; long afterwards; long ages; long article; long away; long beard; long before; long continued; long delay; long delayed; long distance; long drive; long face; long hours; long look; long pepper; long periods; long robe; long slender; long space; long story; long time; long train; long walk; long way; longer exist