Example sentences of "be [v-ing] a long [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | we have been waiting a long time traffic calming . |
| 2 | She had booked a sleeper from Paris in terms of time — " I ca n't sit up all night " — not distance " I am going a long way south . " |
| 3 | The Magistrates sitting at the new Court buildings in Liskeard , dealing mainly with motoring offences , together with drunkenness and minor public order offences , are continuing a long standing tradition of ‘ grass roots ’ justice . |
| 4 | He does n't deserve to be facing a long prison sentence . |
| 5 | THE flamboyant diamond dealer , Darius Guppy , best friend of the Princess of Wales 's brother , Earl Spencer , is facing a long prison term after being found guilty of swindling insurers out of £1.8 million . |
| 6 | Umberto , Alejandro 's laziest groom , was holding tightly on to her , while Raimundo , who was wearing a leather apron to protect his Gaucho pants , his little eyes glinting with pleasure and cruelty , was attaching a long lead rope to her headcollar . |
| 7 | You may not recall that , when Edgar Oldroyd asked him how he was enjoying a long spell bowling into the wind , he answered , ‘ It 's like bowling up t'bloody cellar steps . ’ |
| 8 | He was holding a long canvas bag and a cardboard box . |
| 9 | Woolley was making a long telephone call . |