Example sentences of "be [v-ing] a long [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether you 're planning a long backpacking trip or a succession of short excursions , having a clear idea of what you want to accomplish is the surest way to get the most for your time and money . |
| 2 | Collegians grabbed a late consolation try from Michael Dorrity , but their lack of pace and bulk up front probably means they are facing a long hard season . |
| 3 | If one just casts an eye over the history of the condition of women — marked by struggles , it has continued to evolve , but at such pace that it seems that women who struggle for their liberation and at the same time for that of their societies , are undertaking a long drawn-out campaign . |
| 4 | Outdoor Action writer Paul Traynor is tackling a long backpacking trip along Italy 's northern Apennines — the country 's spinal mountain chain . |
| 5 | She is wearing a long fitted skirt of khaki . |
| 6 | He was wearing a long woolly pullover with hedgehogs all over it , nothing else . |
| 7 | She was wearing a long white cotton skirt , flat shoes , and hand-knit cotton top in pale pink . |
| 8 | Mary was carrying a long white veil and dress over her arm . |