Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [adv] [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 There had been windows on the westerly side of the school , but they appeared to have been built up a long time , judging from the appearance of the workmanship on the outside .
2 This tradition itself can be traced back a long way in political theory .
3 VAMPIRE PRESERVATION GROUP have recently acquired Sea Venom XG737 from the Wales Aircraft Museum , which will be put on a long term restoration programme after completion of the group 's Vampire T.11 and Jet Provost T.4 .
4 The death grant has been finished quite a long time ago , but there was the death grant erm because I can remember you know this , people telling me about this .
5 In the resonance technique a series of pulses of either compressional or torsional waves is transmitted down a long rod mechanically coupled to the specimen under investigation .
6 Word was passed down the long column to close up , and to be ready to make a dash for the ford .
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