Sentence examples for to drag on a from inspiring English sources

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The trouble is in having to make one but if the outage promises to drag on a while and there is plenty of sun about, the solar cooker option might work for you if you want a cooked meal by nighttime.

He pretended to drag on a cigarette like the chain-smoking speaker, and blew away smoke and Mr. Obama's tax demands in one raspy retort: "Ain't gonna happen".

Despite fierce debates over the statement's wording, which caused the meeting to drag on a day longer than planned, the communiqué was unanimously approved by the 54 members of the opposition group's 65-member steering committee who were present.

The candidacy has sent curious movie buffs in search of the hard-to-find video of the 1977 bodybuilding documentary "Pumping Iron," in which Mr. Schwarzenegger takes a break from his workouts to drag on a marijuana cigarette.

To drag on a pretend cigarette.

CARLOS CORTES He Made Them Laugh There were times when the planning meetings would seem to drag on a bit too long.

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If you find that a sentence seems to drag on, find a way to add a comma or two, so that it is easier on the reader's eyes.

It is slowly dawning on everyone that the current situation is likely to drag on for a long time, and there is a rancor in the air, a feeling that Mexicans are being persecuted by a nasty and arbitrary god.

The case seems certain to drag on for a while.Meanwhile, Mr Gilani has become an increasingly controversial figure.

"There's some concern that the lawyers are going to take over and this thing is going to drag on for a while".

It should never have been allowed to drag on for a year," he told BBC Sport.

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