Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] [art] long [noun] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 I think she 's going to go a long way — which she deserves to . ’
2 Both the Littlewoods actually , Banbury and Oxford are putting up teams , and so are , we understand , fifteen of the NatWest banks in Oxfordshire , so there 's a lot going on and er we think the walks in Oxfordshire are going to go a long way towards raising this vitally needed million pounds for the rainforests this year
3 When attempting to establish a long ley , the greatest care should therefore be taken to limit grazing and treading to times of good weather and soil conditions .
4 Said Cork : ‘ If Graham Taylor is going to play the long ball , Deanesy is ideal .
5 If you are doing a lot of work reports , you 're going to do a longer transcription , and the transcription 's going to , cos you 've got to make sure that your transcription 's according to the basis of consistent in its way around .
6 It 's important that garden steps are both easy and safe to use , especially if they 're going to form a long flight .
7 I never say my work is going to last a long time — usually five to ten years , though obviously the smaller pieces which are kept inside last as long as people look after them .
8 The war 's going to last a long time yet . ’
9 Each evening the quayside would be crowded with holidaymakers who made a point of going to watch the long procession of over 100 boats , their lights twinkling as dusk began to fall , pass slowly and majestically down the harbour and out to sea .
10 ‘ No , I 'm just telling you that if you are then you 're going to have a long love affair with your right hand because I 'm straight and so is Rod .
11 ‘ This is going to take a long time , ’ said Tony .
12 Formed in teams , this task it was then to er across the practice areas whose task it was to get into those clients , get to know them , get to know their industry , get to know the people and find ways in which we could actually penetrate them and er open doors and that was going to take a long time and it is taking a long time .
13 It 's going to take a long time yet .
14 That 's going to take a long time .
15 We have come to realize that many of us will not see the improvements in our quality of life , as this is going to take a long time .
16 oh it 's not my type mm Penny 's having to wait a long while for her birthday is n't she ? ,
17 The libel laws should be changed to provide a ‘ fast track ’ system allowing victims of media falsehoods to correct them quickly without having to wait a long time for their cases to go to court and gamble on the result .
18 But there are particular areas like this , you having to wait a long time and if you come into the building to go and see a film and you 've you 've left an hour to , to have some food you , you really should n't be missing the film because
19 They are most grateful for a pump within yards of their homes , instead of having to walk a long way to a dirty water-hole .
20 ‘ We 're already trying to heal the long rift .
21 Yet they fought on , trying to defend the long line which was the border of their dominion in northern France , much as their predecessors had done in Aquitaine in the 1370s .
22 There have been no Lotus world champions since then but Ayrton Senna ( Bra ) is hoping to join the long list of past champions .
23 A number of boards have been rescued trying to make the long sail to the Isle of Wight off the British coast , which , on a clear day , appears far closer than it actually is .
  Next page