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