Example sentences of "he [be] [verb] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Taking his troubles to his doctor , he was given a long prescription , which he presented to the chemist without first reading it . |
| 2 | 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 . ’ |
| 3 | He was holding a long canvas bag and a cardboard box . |
| 4 | She had done another paragraph before it occurred to her that he was taking a long time in Georgina 's office . |
| 5 | 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 . |