Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] a 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , ’ he said , ‘ it 's not too easy to answer without giving you a long lecture on the structure of the body . ’ |
| 4 | Giving her a long , slow appraisal that made her wriggle uncomfortably , he asked softly , ‘ Decided to rejoin the human race ? ’ |
| 5 | 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 ! |
| 6 | I remember your saying it a long time ago . ’ |
| 7 | The aluminium is corrosion resistant , giving it a long life and our systems are made to BS 2997 and are mostly BBA approved . |
| 8 | Because I started doing it a long time ago |
| 9 | I 'm sorry , it 's taking me a long time cos I do n't know what to do . |
| 10 | ‘ That lumbar puncture seems to be taking them a long time . ’ |
| 11 | Oh yes been making it a long time . |
| 12 | 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 . ’ |