Example sentences of "are [verb] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | The team 's trips are organised long in advance , in minute detail . |
| 2 | Opinion polls taken before the bishops ' caution show Herri Batasuna — some of whose candidates are serving long prison sentences for terrorism - winning up to five seats in Cortes , the Spanish parliament . |
| 3 | Both are serving long sentences after being found guilty of illegally entering the country . |
| 4 | AS THE Pope begins his visit to Indonesia , two young men from Gajah Mada University in Yogyakarta on Java are beginning long prison sentences for subversion . |
| 5 | Baby elephants are sent long distances to be put under Daphne 's care , and her love and knowledge ensure their survival and eventual rehabilitation . |
| 6 | Then they are trucked long distances to toil on remote plantations where they are held prisoner and compelled to work at gunpoint . |
| 7 | The ramifications explain why large organisations are thinking long and hard about the introduction of any new technology into the office . |
| 8 | He went on : ‘ They are normally engaged in planning non-emergency journeys but since there have not been any it was felt that they have just been sitting around socialising when others are working long hours . |
| 9 | She says : ‘ They are absolutely ripe for exploitation and are working long hours for paltry wages . ’ |