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Meanings of long siege in English

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Usage of long siege in English
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So that day also, the last of the long siege, wore away.
Pearl-Maiden: A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem
2
The Third Sack had opened with a week- long siege of the concent.
Anathem
3
After a long siege he succumbs to famine, surrenders and is executed.
The Relation of the Hrólfs Saga Kraka and the Bjarkarímur to Beo...
4
It looks as though they're setting themselves up for a long siege.
On the Trail of the Space Pirates
5
The fortress, which withstood Lord Cochrane's long siege, has an imposing appearance.
The Voyage of the Beagle
6
He had come gaunt and hollow-eyed from a long siege of sea-sickness.
The Beasts of Tarzan
7
Ending seven weeks of forward movement, they settled in for a long siege.
A. lincoln: a biography
8
After a long siege the town surrendered in April of the year 404.
The Story of Mankind
9
Was Cynthia, he wondered, beginning to yield at last to the long siege?
The Human Factor
10
We have not the force, Augustus, to attempt a long siege.
Julian
11
Yet after a long siege they departed, upon receiving money from the inhabitants.
The Origin and Deeds of the Goths
12
This second long siege against suffering made her an invalid for many years.
The Little Colonel's Hero
13
Beyond a doubt, he was prepared to maintain a long siege.
The Lords of the Wild: A Story of the Old New York Border
14
Next time he attacked Algeciras; which, after a long siege, he took in 1343.
Held Fast For England: A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83...
15
He advanced from Ravenna and harassed the walls of Rome with a long siege.
The Origin and Deeds of the Goths
16
But a glance convinced Justin that the long siege was nearly at an end.
Other People's Business: The Romantic Career of the Practical Mi...
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