Example sentences of "be [vb pp] a long [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Addition : Suppose you are given a long column of figures to add . |
| 2 | My mate and I had been given a long list of names , of Bulawayo people we should meet . |
| 3 | They were beautiful , these Andalucían horses , and she had been given a long lecture on the subject by Ana , who seemed to be an expert . |
| 4 | If I 'd known that I would have been given a long lecture at the end of the day , well … ’ |
| 5 | The outbreak of hostilities had the immediate effect of silencing most of those within Congress who had spoken out against war , and effectively removed the argument that sanctions should be given a longer period in which to work . |
| 6 | It either comes from the river beds or is scraped from rock ( tufa ) higher up the mountain — either way it has to be carried a long way over steep slopes . |
| 7 | ‘ We were given a long account of tritium generation at Mount Mauna Loa and all that and then ‘ by the way here is the neutron spectrum ’ . |
| 8 | What is more , much of government expenditure is committed a long time in advance and can not easily be cut . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's taken a long time for the guilt to surface . ’ |
| 10 | While researching my article , I was given a long briefing at Falkland House in London , by a Falkland Islands councillor nominated by the Islands ' London representative . |
| 11 | ( Later we learn that her body was carried a long distance on someone 's back , for there are only a few places in Tibet where sky burials are performed . ) |
| 12 | The defendant dock company , a wholly owned subsidiary of a port authority , was granted a long lease of part of a disused naval dockyard and applied to the plaintiff local authority for planning permission to develop the land as a commercial port . |
| 13 | 2.25:GOLD CUP hero Cool Ground was beaten a long way behind Tipping Tim at Wetherby three weeks ago , and is best watched for the time being . |