Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] be a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gooch 's biography has been a long time coming but Ivo Tennant has been thorough in his survey of hitherto uncharted waters , and the wait has been worthwhile . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , watching the AX 's fuel gauge fall to empty is a long and tedious vigil . |
| 3 | In a way , the revolution had been a long time coming and somewhat contained in America , despite the reactions of the mass media which had been — like all conservative America — horrified , if not titillated by the lurid images of beat youth . |
| 4 | Maybe because tonight the warning had been a long time sounding , had started its tormented wailing just when everyone began to think the bombers were n't coming . |
| 5 | Even in peacetime the London-Scotland journey had been a long one , but in wartime it was dreadful . |
| 6 | But Boogie 's TriAxis has been a long time coming , and there are great expectations to live up to … |
| 7 | Study and classification of the Bearsden finds is a long and laborious business but Dr Michael Coates of Cambridge hopes very shortly to be able to publish the names and details in scientific journals . |
| 8 | Being the sinless character that I am , my quest for a sin has been a long and arduous task ( which started five minutes ago ) . |