Example sentences of "be [verb] [verb] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's important that garden steps are both easy and safe to use , especially if they 're going to form a long flight . |
| 2 | ‘ 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 . |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | Gooch has been known to carry a long face on his sleeve and he may well appreciate the strength of Gatting . |
| 5 | Now I 'm going to have a long cold drink in a quiet garden with my daughter and her new young man . |
| 6 | But managers of top clubs like Arsenal , Manchester United and Liverpool are unhappy their players will be forced to end a long , gruelling season with a tough tour . |
| 7 | I see that you are being urged to take a long , unpaid holiday . |
| 8 | In I 'm naming one man among many , therefore , an initial attempt is made to match a long word to the sequence ( Fig 7.5.1 ) . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ This is going to take a long time , ’ said Tony . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | The war 's going to last a long time yet . ’ |
| 13 | I think she 's going to go a long way — which she deserves to . ’ |
| 14 | It 's going to take a long time yet . |
| 15 | That 's going to take a long time . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've still got Jasper and he 's going to have a long and happy life , ’ she declared . |
| 17 | Indeed it could be argued that a family crisis ( for example the suicide of a father ) is bound to have a long term effect upon the child . |
| 18 | oh it 's not my type mm Penny 's having to wait a long while for her birthday is n't she ? , |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | If ever a stage production was set to enjoy a long run , it must be the work being put on by the Glasgow-based ensemble company , The Golden Age Theatre . |
| 21 | With no escape route , Belinda was forced to take a long , hard look at herself , re-evaluating expectations for herself as well as Sophie . |
| 22 | ‘ No , my health broke down and I was ordered to take a long holiday in the South of France or Italy . ’ |