Example sentences of "i have been [verb] a long " in BNC.
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1 | My mate and I had been given a long list of names , of Bulawayo people we should meet . |
2 | I had been swimming a long time that first Sunday , far out in the bay , and he could easily have slipped the things on to the Bourani end of the beach while I was in the water . |
3 | I 've been waiting a long time , watching the roads , asking about new arrivals in the large towns . |
4 | And he answered : ‘ Yes , I have been waiting a long time , waiting to hear you say that . |
5 | 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 . |