Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] [adv] [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 're taking rather a long rest , are n't you ? ’ |
| 2 | In other words , I C I , Ingaselectric , A E I , all the big firms , all the er coal mines , all the British Rail , well British Rail in those days , and these large firms trained large numbers of apprentices and then after the five years they tipped you out , I 'm sorry I 'm going back a long while , into what they call an improver status and then you could either come back to the firm or you could go , stay where you were . |
| 3 | ‘ Actually , ’ she said , ‘ you 'll notice I 'm wearing rather a long dress . |
| 4 | Researchers at Gloucesters public health laboratories have been carrying out a long term study into more than three hundred cases of meningitis . |
| 5 | The hon. Gentleman asks whether we could debate them after they have been debated in the European Community , but we are talking about a long time ahead . |
| 6 | If you are casting off a long length , then move the weight up from time to time , but always keep it actually on the cast off edge . |
| 7 | well that 's going back a long time , is n't it ? |
| 8 | This is carrying on a long tradition of Eastern Centre get-togethers for E H Os , we 've done residential courses every two years for I do n't know how many years . |
| 9 | There were beds available for those with particular problems , such as those who had been injecting over a long period . |
| 10 | Suddenly I was climbing up the long ladder of the North pier , the rucksack being roped afterwards . |
| 11 | He was hurrying down the long room , with some white gloves in one hand and a large fan in the other hand . |