Example sentences of "was [v-ing] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Umberto , Alejandro 's laziest groom , was holding tightly on to her , while Raimundo , who was wearing a leather apron to protect his Gaucho pants , his little eyes glinting with pleasure and cruelty , was attaching a long lead rope to her headcollar . |
| 2 | You may not recall that , when Edgar Oldroyd asked him how he was enjoying a long spell bowling into the wind , he answered , ‘ It 's like bowling up t'bloody cellar steps . ’ |
| 3 | I was wondering a long time . |
| 4 | ‘ I knew it was going a long way , I was so pumped . |
| 5 | She was wearing a long dress , torn and wet , with a tight bodice … |
| 6 | Jehana was wearing a long gown of cream-coloured cloth . |
| 7 | He was holding a long canvas bag and a cardboard box . |
| 8 | At about ten-thirty when she was running a long bath , Emma knocked on the door . |
| 9 | She was taking a long time to come to the attempt on Marek 's life that morning . |
| 10 | She had done another paragraph before it occurred to her that he was taking a long time in Georgina 's office . |
| 11 | Things had not gone too smoothly in hospital and it was taking a long time to recover . |
| 12 | The switched-off siren was taking a long time to die . |
| 13 | I was taking a long time ! |
| 14 | Sapt was carrying a long rope and I had a short , thick stick and a long knife . |
| 15 | Woolley was making a long telephone call . |
| 16 | I saw long legs and a big pair of hands and he was standing a long way from the ball , giving himself plenty of room . |
| 17 | The sky was getting darker and the silhouette of the Chateau was casting a long shadow of gloom over the scene . |