1.   The long blade sang its death song, as it whirled in a gleaming figure-of-eight.

2.   The long blade was whipped by the rye stalks.

3.   The long blades clashed and rang, their movement too fast for the eye to follow with certainty.

4.   But police now know the murder weapon was a knife with a ten inch long blade.

5.   For skates, they dipped into a box filled with ancient long blades.

6.   I may yet get a pair, however, for the sheer comfort, if I think I can master crossing one foot over another with the long blades.

7.   Ignore your blades long enough, and they will crumble before your eyes.

8.   The long blades made gliding easy, although skating is always work.

9.   The plasterer worked the so-called brown layer with a darby, a float with two handles and a long blade, and a straightedge to make it level.