1.b> 1) , , ; a beautiful stretch of countryside / ; this particular stretch of coast is especially popular with walkers / ; a particularly dangerous stretch of road / ; you rarely see boats on this stretch of the river ;
2) .i> i> [.i> .i> straight Ir> 1]; the home/ final / stretch ) ; she looked certain to win as she entered the final stretch , ; ) .i> " ", i> i> ; the campaign has entered its final stretch / ;
2.b> , ; they worked in four-hour stretches / ; a stretch of three weeks without sunshine / ; she doesn't leave the house for long stretches of time ;
3.b> / (-, i>); ; ; I always have a good stretch when I get up in the morning , i> , ; we got out of the car and had a good stretch - ; only do these more difficult stretches when you are warmed up / ; stay in this position and feel the stretch in your legs / ;
4.b> .i> ; he did a ten-year stretch for fraud / ;
at full stretchb> , ; ; fire crews have been operating at full stretch ; at a stretchb> ; ; she used to read for hours at a stretch i> ; she rarely sleeps for eight hours at a stretch ; we travelled for six hours at a stretch / .
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