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Does any of these sentences make sense:
a) "As my eyes longed on the ship, I thought: "I wish I was there."
b) "As I longed my eyes on the ship, I thought: 'I wish I was there'."
Note: By this, I mean 'as I looked long enough at the ship.
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The verb long followed by to or for. It means 'have a strong desire for something'. eg I Iong to speak good English.
- The verb long followed by to or for.
- It means 'have a strong desire for something'.
- eg I Iong to speak good English.
- eg The farmer is longing for rain.
- Note: By this, I mean 'as I looked long enough at the ship .
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The verb long followed by to or for. It means 'have a strong desire for something'.
eg I Iong to speak good English.
eg The farmer is longing for rain.
Note: By this, I mean 'as I looked long enough at the ship. No. Do you mean eg I longed to be on the ship?
0Christine ChristieDoesDo any of these sentences make sense
No. I think you want 'lingered'.
As my eyes lingered on the ship, I thought, "I wish I were there".
'was there' is not wrong. It's just that I would say 'were there' after 'wish'.
Also, you can replace 'eyes' wi
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