Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't mind seeing them a long way off , ’ said the worried lady nome . |
| 2 | No I am grateful to Mr because he 's finally crystallised in my mind something that 's been bugging me the longer I stay on this council about exactly what the Tories see their role here as and it 's now very clear to me , more than ever and that is that if you want to be obstructive and negative and if you go on long enough being obstructive and negative what you can end up doing is that you 'll find yourself eventually in a position going on long enough that you can make totally meaningless speeches but at least you 'll get nice headlines in the paper and that seems to me the whole essence of the Tory strategy . |
| 3 | And now , with the way that the human take it to the medical profession for giving them a longer life expectancy , thirty percent of people are diseased . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , ’ he said , ‘ it 's not too easy to answer without giving you a long lecture on the structure of the body . ’ |
| 5 | Giving her a long , slow appraisal that made her wriggle uncomfortably , he asked softly , ‘ Decided to rejoin the human race ? ’ |
| 6 | Why ? ’ he repeated , and , giving her a long , level stare , ‘ Why — because you 'd run away from me , that 's why ! ’ he stated with a hint of some of his old aggressiveness — or perhaps , Fabia suddenly wondered , startled , it was not aggression , but nervousness ! |
| 7 | I remember your saying it a long time ago . ’ |
| 8 | The aluminium is corrosion resistant , giving it a long life and our systems are made to BS 2997 and are mostly BBA approved . |
| 9 | Because I started doing it a long time ago |
| 10 | I 'm sorry , it 's taking me a long time cos I do n't know what to do . |
| 11 | ‘ That lumbar puncture seems to be taking them a long time . ’ |
| 12 | The Stewarts reigned for 333 years , through 7 Scottish kings , a queen ( Mary Queen of Scots ) , and 7 monarchs of Great Britain , making theirs the longest monarchical dynasty ever to rule in these islands . |
| 13 | Oh yes been making it a long time . |
| 14 | It 's the Independence Day celebrations in the United States next Monday , and , from what Liz said , it seems that most people in America are making it a long holiday weekend . ’ |