Example sentences of "be [verb] [noun] [prep] a long " in BNC.
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1 | And although you 're right that they 've been selling flowers for a long time , they underwent a massive re-fit recently . |
2 | Such a process has been taking place for a long time . |
3 | You see even when they tell the truth , if they 've been telling lies for a long time , even if they , when they tell the truth you do n't believe them |
4 | Denis Smith says … he 's known John for a long time and has just the experience and talent that Oxford need |
5 | He still seemed so real , so close that she could feel his disapproval , and somehow she felt he was using will-power from a long way off . |