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Meanings of long swallows in English

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Usage of long swallows in English
1
He put the mug to his lips and took three long swallows.
Karen Memory
2
She pushed her bottle in his direction and watched him take two long swallows.
Joe Burke's Last Stand
3
Agamemnon washed down his meal with several long swallows.
Sacrifice
4
Doyle drained it in several long swallows and fell back across the deck, instantly asleep.
The Anubis Gates
5
I took several long swallows and handed it back.
The Great Book of Amber
6
She took several long swallows, then started to cry.
Stiltsville: a novel
7
She took it and grimaced through several long swallows.
Caliban's War
8
Then he leaned against the sink and took a couple long swallows of his drink.
Taken by sin
9
Bobby and I solemnly clinked bottles in a patriotic toast and took long swallows of beer.
Seize the night
10
He drank most of one of the beers, putting it down in a few long swallows.
Mine
11
He holds the bottle up to Camel's lips again and lets him have several long swallows.
Water for elephants
12
He took several long swallows of Heineken.
Joe Burke's Last Stand
13
The coffee came and she knew enough about my habit to wait until I'd taken two long swallows.
A visible darkness
14
When he reached the parking area at The Devil's Churn, he opened the Laphroiag and took two long swallows.
O+F
15
That had been more or less an accident, but tonight, finishing the bottle in four long swallows, was on purpose.
Doctor Sleep
16
Fee marveled at the speed with which his father drank-threelong swallows, and the bottle was empty, like a magic trick.
Magic terror: seven tales
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Long swallows across language varieties
United States of America
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