Example sentences of "[prep] be [art] long [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | When they reached the approach to what appeared to be a long deep cutting , Mary stopped . |
2 | It was as if he were memorizing her life so he could sail to New York , adopt a different accent , and claim to be a long lost relative due a piece of her fortune which had n't been considerable and might all be gone now . |
3 | After Leeds slipped towards the relegation zone with a 3-1 defeat at Blackburn on Saturday , McAllister forecast : ‘ It is going to be a long hard winter . |
4 | George had every right to be a bit angry with Lennie because Lennie had caused George to loose his job and Lennie had ‘ adopted ’ George as his family and George knew that it was going to be a long hard task keeping Lennie out of trouble and looking after him . |
5 | It was going to be a long cold night . |