Example sentences of "be [v-ing] the long [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Grumman TBM-3E Avenger N6827C and Tora Tora film Zeke /Harvard IV N15798 have been sold to Tim Wallis/Alpine Fighter Collection in New Zealand , and are making the long journey ‘ down under ’ by sea . |
| 2 | One hot summer afternoon Tony , John and Pip were cutting the long grass . |
| 3 | Now , the mechanical coal-cutter , the conveyor belt , and the steel arch for roof support were quickly supplanting the old hand-methods , and for the stalls were substituting the long face where the coal-cutter undercut a greater length of the coal-seam , and the colliers , instead of working in pairs , now worked in groups , filling the coal on to the moving conveyor belt that ran parallel to the face . |
| 4 | ‘ She 's taking the long way back , ’ she would say , ‘ the sun 's still warm … she 's enjoying herself … she 's forgotten the time … . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ It really is stretching the long arm of coincidence to breaking point — a husband and wife , both recently employed by INCUBUS , both murdered within twenty-four hours of each other . |
| 6 | Finally , when she was fastening the long row of buttons on a classic dark blue creation , her mother came in , her lovely calm as untouched as ever , as though missing daughters suddenly returning were quite a normal thing . |
| 7 | The Japanese boy was playing the long hole with quite masterful wisdom . |