Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [verb] long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was wearing long evening gloves , indeed seemed to be fully dressed for a ball . |
| 2 | Then they are trucked long distances to toil on remote plantations where they are held prisoner and compelled to work at gunpoint . |
| 3 | It is called Long Life . |
| 4 | He is thinking long term and is in an all-powerful position as the man in charge of the review . |
| 5 | On the contrary , it was to hammer long balls into the Hearts penalty area at every opportunity on the grounds that such pressure would produce defensive mistakes . |
| 6 | Today he was wearing long trousers and a very remarkable jacket , and it did not even matter that his shoes were too small for his feet or that the safety-pin at his throat was digging into his flesh . |
| 7 | Best of all , he was talking long sentences without a hint of breathlessness . |
| 8 | Joe saw Tony only briefly as he was working long hours . |