Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] long [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tracer laid stitches across the sky : the bombers still in formation were firing long shots at him . |
| 2 | Both were serving long sentences at the time , Finucane for possessing firearms and ammunition and Clarke for the attempted murder of a member of the Ulster Defence Regiment ( a part-time regiment of the British Army ) . |
| 3 | Many of the house officers were working long hours without proper medical supervision . |
| 4 | On the contrary , it was to hammer long balls into the Hearts penalty area at every opportunity on the grounds that such pressure would produce defensive mistakes . |
| 5 | Only coal was moved long distances by canals , railways and roads . |
| 6 | Best of all , he was talking long sentences without a hint of breathlessness . |
| 7 | Philip was working long hours for Charles ( now Lord ) Forte and was so tired one night that he slept through the air raid warning and the attempts of his landlady to rouse him . |
| 8 | The whole performance was an almost total waste of time , and was accompanied by a belief that it was necessary to demonstrate that one was working long hours in the evenings , and preferably all weekends as well . |