Example sentences of "be [verb] [adv] [prep] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | arguments , all of which can be developed only by a long mental soak in the subject . |
| 2 | B : ‘ That would be wonderful but I think we will be saving up for a long time . |
| 3 | In particular , it has a lower jaw so loosely connected with the upper that it can be pushed forward like a long narrow spoon . |
| 4 | Anyone who is stupid enough to try and derail a train should be locked away for a long time . |
| 5 | You might be locked up for a long time , or you might be given a fine , which is taken out of your weekly allowance . |
| 6 | Kraemer and Roberts ( 1984 ) offer as justification for this assumption the suggestion that ‘ important ’ memories retain the ability to be retrieved even after a long retention interval whereas less important memories do not . |
| 7 | In some programs files have to be inverted overnight and this requires the microcomputer to be switched on over a long period of time . |