Example sentences of "[subord] [v-ing] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 That 's about the only difference between writing a short answer question than writing a long answer question , is that the long answer is a , is a good idea to have a diagram .
2 Enjoying my fishing , including the enjoyment I would have derived from seeing a friend catch , is more important to me than compiling a longer list of big fish than anyone else .
3 If using a longer message or saying , you could insert thin decorative lines between each line of text .
4 Environmentalists hailed the decision as going a long way towards meeting the demands of campaigns in favour of preserving Antarctica .
5 Although John was generally a quick worker , Anne Heaton remembers him as taking a long time over this work and seeming nervous about it .
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