Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [v-ing] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had booked a sleeper from Paris in terms of time — " I ca n't sit up all night " — not distance " I am going a long way south . " |
| 2 | I 'm writing a long article about the horrors of the diet and exercise industry . ’ ) |
| 3 | There was this rather famous instance where he had to scrub the floor while Pamela and I were having a long and involved discussion , but I was told that people could n't take their eyes off him . |
| 4 | I was taking a long time ! |
| 5 | I was wondering a long time . |
| 6 | These are excellent if you are considering a long stay of two or three months . |
| 7 | Unless you are spending a long time somewhere I suggest you simply turn up at a crag and scrounge a look at someone else 's . |
| 8 | You would be wise to phone ahead , especially if you are coming a long way , to check opening times because they vary from time to time . |
| 9 | And if you 're building a long flight , it can always be broken up with separate landings , either where the flight changes direction , or just for a change of pace . |
| 10 | ‘ You 're taking a long chance , sitting there and making with all this stuff . |
| 11 | Well when you 're driving along you 're looking a long way ahead that 's why and anything that comes in the road you see it Oh I hope whoever was involved in that accident tonight was alright . |
| 12 | You ca n't park , a big car 's an advantage if you 're going a long way |
| 13 | • If you 're travelling a long way to buy fish , it 's worth asking for them to be bagged separately and , if they are freshwater fish , take a handful of zeolite with your , which the assistant can then drop into the bottom of the bag to help prevent ammonia problems during the journey . |
| 14 | Whereas if it got torn in the hand painted days then you 're talking a long length of time . |
| 15 | Whether you 're planning a long backpacking trip or a succession of short excursions , having a clear idea of what you want to accomplish is the surest way to get the most for your time and money . |
| 16 | ‘ With Lime Grove then , if you were planning a long shot from any particular place you had to be sure the camera could physically get to that exact spot to take it . |
| 17 | She is wearing a long fitted skirt of khaki . |
| 18 | She is planning a long holiday in Egypt and America and there has been talk of her working on a new ITV soap called Routes . |
| 19 | She was wearing a long white cotton skirt , flat shoes , and hand-knit cotton top in pale pink . |
| 20 | She was wearing a long dress , torn and wet , with a tight bodice … |
| 21 | She was taking a long time to come to the attempt on Marek 's life that morning . |
| 22 | At about ten-thirty when she was running a long bath , Emma knocked on the door . |
| 23 | ‘ I think that we are getting a long way from the subject , ’ he said . |
| 24 | Th th that we er we , we are moving a long way away from this egalitarian position , we 've abandoned that and we 've said right we , we are |
| 25 | We were following a long , straight road in visibility of about twenty yards , all of us hanging out of the windows in a vain attempt to spot landmarks , when a ghostly figure loomed up , saluted , and announced in long-suffering tones , ‘ Excuse me sir , Mr Mills , you 're on the main runway ! ’ |
| 26 | Collegians grabbed a late consolation try from Michael Dorrity , but their lack of pace and bulk up front probably means they are facing a long hard season . |
| 27 | They will say that they do n't have the courage to stay emotionally alive , particularly if they are serving a long sentence . |
| 28 | Oh they 're taking a long time to get these last two runs are n't they ? |
| 29 | Detective Chief Superintendent Wycliffe and his wife , Helen , were to see the spectacle for the first time ; they were spending a long weekend with the Ballards , who lived on the moor above the town . |
| 30 | The working party on the theology of marriage is finding its task stimulating but arduous and it will surprise no one that it 's taking a long time . |