Example sentences of "he was [verb] [prep] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was screaming for a long time before he fell , and we could hear that he was running as he screamed . |
| 2 | In 1805 Jesty gave his evidence in London at the institute 's invitation , when he was presented with a long testimonial and pair of gold-mounted lancets . |
| 3 | He was dressed in a long flannel shirt edged with lace , with flounces all down the middle , and five or six more on either side of the chest , all sewn with wool , in accordance with an Act of Parliament which forbids the use of linen or cotton for this purpose . |
| 4 | He was dressed in a long blue robe which reached down to snow-flecked boots . |
| 5 | Here again he was alerted by a long tradition of Greek search for barbarian philosophers and seers . |
| 6 | He was clad in a long dark coat with a fur collar , and a scarf . |
| 7 | In fact he was subjected to a very stiff , puritanical and doctrinal regime , only mitigated by the fact that he was educated by a long sequence of tutors , and seemed to have access to a lot of books . |