Example sentences of "[verb] [v-ing] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I stopped mourning a long time ago . ’ |
| 2 | Rapid inflation has increased the cost of planting further detracting from the willingness of farmers to contemplate introducing a long term investment like forestry , on any significant scale . |
| 3 | Chris Fry goes chasing a long ball … |
| 4 | It took Rauschning a long time to realise that his standpoint was exactly opposite to Forster 's . |
| 5 | In fact I 'd started caddying a long time before that , carrying golf-bags instead of delivering papers or milk for pocket-money . |
| 6 | He had been offered one interview , but had decided against it because , if he obtained the job , it would have meant travelling a long distance every day . |
| 7 | You can start digging about six foot though , start , start digging a long time is your missus now helping you ? |
| 8 | A much quoted example is in Latin American cultures , where sales representatives are often kept waiting a long time for a business appointment ; in our culture this would be unorthodox , and at best it would be seen as being very bad mannered . |
| 9 | They stood talking a long time at the crossroads before separating but he did n't offer to see her over the weekend . |