Example sentences of "we [be] [verb] a long " in BNC.

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1 Well , here we are taking a longer view .
2 ‘ I think that we are getting a long way from the subject , ’ he said .
3 Th th that we er we , we are moving a long way away from this egalitarian position , we 've abandoned that and we 've said right we , we are
4 We were given a long account of tritium generation at Mount Mauna Loa and all that and then ‘ by the way here is the neutron spectrum ’ .
5 We were following a long , straight road in visibility of about twenty yards , all of us hanging out of the windows in a vain attempt to spot landmarks , when a ghostly figure loomed up , saluted , and announced in long-suffering tones , ‘ Excuse me sir , Mr Mills , you 're on the main runway ! ’
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