Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [vb pp] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While researching my article , I was given a long briefing at Falkland House in London , by a Falkland Islands councillor nominated by the Islands ' London representative . |
| 2 | Ooh I was taken a long time ago . |
| 3 | Addition : Suppose you are given a long column of figures to add . |
| 4 | ‘ She 's taken a long time to throw off the illness and is still not fully fit , ’ said Sheppard 's Milngavie and Bearsden coach , Alex McNeil . |
| 5 | ‘ We were given a long account of tritium generation at Mount Mauna Loa and all that and then ‘ by the way here is the neutron spectrum ’ . |
| 6 | 2.9 If on one or more occasion the carrying out of the Works is delayed in consequence of any circumstance beyond the control of the Landlord which the Landlord could not [ reasonably ] have prevented or avoided then on each such occasion the Landlord shall be allowed such extension of time for carrying out the Works as may be certified by the Architect as being reasonable having regard to the delay in question and the date by which the Landlord is required to carry out the Works as provided in clause 2.8 shall be postponed accordingly The problem here is the uncertainty from the tenant 's point of view , hence the suggestion that there be inserted a long stop date ( see clause 2.8 ) . |
| 7 | They were gone a long time . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's taken a long time for the guilt to surface . ’ |
| 9 | It was decided a long time ago and the waiting is over . ’ |
| 10 | She might say ‘ no' ’ even if it was planned a long time . |
| 11 | Taking his troubles to his doctor , he was given a long prescription , which he presented to the chemist without first reading it . |