Example sentences of "[pron] be [verb] in a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in this warm and pleasant climate she was dressed in a long black dress which looked as though it had been made at the time of Heathcliff . |
| 2 | She was dressed in a long white robe of finely pleated linen , which was belted loosely at the waist . |
| 3 | She was imprisoned in a long silk gown , her face pale and rather beautiful , with dark circles around deep , exhausted eyes . |
| 4 | The best one he 's made in a long time , I 'd say . |
| 5 | It was clothed in a long striped garment resembling a priestly gown from which only the head , hands and feet were excluded . |
| 6 | He was dressed in a long flannel shirt edged with lace , with flounces all down the middle , and five or six more on either side of the chest , all sewn with wool , in accordance with an Act of Parliament which forbids the use of linen or cotton for this purpose . |
| 7 | He was dressed in a long blue robe which reached down to snow-flecked boots . |
| 8 | He was clad in a long dark coat with a fur collar , and a scarf . |