Example sentences of "be [v-ing] a long [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whereas if it got torn in the hand painted days then you 're talking a long length of time . |
| 2 | ‘ Our fans have been waiting a long time for a game like Sunday 's . |
| 3 | I have been waiting a long time for a British magazine to offer intelligent coverage of mainstream sport in a way that Sports Illustrated , among others in America , seems to do effortlessly . |
| 4 | She has been waiting a long time for your kiss . ’ |
| 5 | These are excellent if you are considering a long stay of two or three months . |
| 6 | ‘ I think that we are getting a long way from the subject , ’ he said . |
| 7 | When he turned it was obvious from his face that he had been having a long tussle with himself . |
| 8 | Then they went back to camp and the only person there was Miguel the interpreter , who 'd been having a long conversation with one of the Indians and when he turned round all the other Indians had scarpered . |
| 9 | I 'm writing a long article about the horrors of the diet and exercise industry . ’ ) |
| 10 | I want music to frighten me like T Rex or Johnny Rotten : I 'll be waiting a long time for that in Dublin . ’ |
| 11 | Muldoon seemed to be taking a long time over his coffee . |
| 12 | Detective Chief Superintendent Wycliffe and his wife , Helen , were to see the spectacle for the first time ; they were spending a long weekend with the Ballards , who lived on the moor above the town . |
| 13 | The collapse continued until many thousands of tons of rock were blocking a long section of the underground roadway . |
| 14 | ‘ With Lime Grove then , if you were planning a long shot from any particular place you had to be sure the camera could physically get to that exact spot to take it . |
| 15 | She is planning a long holiday in Egypt and America and there has been talk of her working on a new ITV soap called Routes . |
| 16 | Jehana was wearing a long gown of cream-coloured cloth . |
| 17 | She had done another paragraph before it occurred to her that he was taking a long time in Georgina 's office . |
| 18 | I saw long legs and a big pair of hands and he was standing a long way from the ball , giving himself plenty of room . |
| 19 | The sky was getting darker and the silhouette of the Chateau was casting a long shadow of gloom over the scene . |