Example sentences of "be [verb] [verb] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | And , despite claims , particularly among the Germans , French , Italians and Spanish , that it is a bad thing , many American insurance companies reckon that people with low blood pressure in middle age , far from suffering a disease , are expected to lead the longest and healthiest lives . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | It 's important that garden steps are both easy and safe to use , especially if they 're going to form a long flight . |
| 4 | ‘ 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 . |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | Gooch has been known to carry a long face on his sleeve and he may well appreciate the strength of Gatting . |
| 7 | Now I 'm going to have a long cold drink in a quiet garden with my daughter and her new young man . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Unless you 've been asked to fill a longer time , aim at making your item three to four minutes in length . |
| 10 | The column width has been increased to accommodate the longest label . |
| 11 | The carts in which the other members of the three households were riding had been forced to take a longer route to the spot . |
| 12 | Two pressure towers ( PLATE 40 ) were constructed to divide the long aqueduct into three parts . |
| 13 | I see that you are being urged to take a long , unpaid holiday . |
| 14 | The exhibition is intended to underline the long term commitment to the study of Ruskin by the university 's Ruskin Programme , a research group made up of scholars from different disciplines in the humanities . |
| 15 | Meanwhile tomorrow another British convoy again of about a hundred and eighty women and children is expected to make the long hot journey from Kuwait to Baghdad . |
| 16 | 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 ) . |
| 17 | When this is established ( it may be the empty string ) the tail list is searched to find the longest string available from the remaining part of the word ( i.e. the word minus the head string ) . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | ‘ This is going to take a long time , ’ said Tony . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Said Cork : ‘ If Graham Taylor is going to play the long ball , Deanesy is ideal . |
| 22 | The war 's going to last a long time yet . ’ |
| 23 | I think she 's going to go a long way — which she deserves to . ’ |
| 24 | It 's going to take a long time yet . |
| 25 | That 's going to take a long time . |
| 26 | ‘ I 've still got Jasper and he 's going to have a long and happy life , ’ she declared . |
| 27 | ‘ It is a long , demanding test and it is bound to favour the long hitters . ’ |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | oh it 's not my type mm Penny 's having to wait a long while for her birthday is n't she ? , |
| 30 | There have been no Lotus world champions since then but Ayrton Senna ( Bra ) is hoping to join the long list of past champions . |