Example sentences of "but [pron] [be] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I am long on stamina and waited for a red-breasted merganser aimlessly doing nothing under the cliff on which lay the dozing duo . |
| 2 | But there were long days of gloom and seasickness , as the ship plunged through the 20-foot seas and storms of the Arctic summer . |
| 3 | But there were long periods of tension . |
| 4 | These are magnificent ridge walks quite apart from the reward of a bagful of Munros , but they are long and arduous and for experienced hillwalkers only . |
| 5 | They were lit , but they were long . |
| 6 | Both Hallamshire and Queen 's are also represented in the final four of the women 's competition , but it is Long Road Cambridge who go into the semis as top seeds , with players of the calibre of Amanda Brown , a former Wightman Club player , and ex-Queen 's No. 2 Judy Rich — who appeared in last season 's inaugural women 's Grand finals for the London club — setting the pace . |