Example sentences of "be [pron] [prep] a long " in BNC.
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1 | There has n't been one for a long time and that 's all I can say . |
2 | Whatever the result turned out to be , I would need sustenance , ( the Eccles cakes being something of a long shot ) , and that meant being prepared to risk leaving the Shell for a lightning raid into Pigeon Alley . |
3 | There 's nothing like a long Technical Run to dissipate any euphoria attached to a theatrical production , and that was the effect of the one held for The Hooded Owl on the evening of Sunday , 26th October , 1980 . |
4 | Weather is everything on a long alpine route . |
5 | Descending this great river , the Oued Nfis , from that ‘ lost world ’ was something of a long dream realised . |
6 | She had made her point — that Suzi was one on a long , long list , and that Gesner was her parents ' generation . |