Example sentences of "to [be] [verb] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Toby seemed to be gone a long time , but I was n't measuring time very accurately . |
| 2 | He does n't deserve to be facing a long prison sentence . |
| 3 | For a tight turn the back foot will need to be placed a long way back on the board . |
| 4 | ‘ It seems to be taking a long time , ’ Omi observed . |
| 5 | Muldoon seemed to be taking a long time over his coffee . |
| 6 | Now , at last , scientists appear to be taking a long , hard look at fluoridation and the uncontrolled , indiscriminate use of fluoride-containing dental products . |
| 7 | Melbourne dental surgeon Geoffrey Smith ends his excellent article ( 5 May , p 286 ) with the statement — ‘ Now , at last , scientists appear to be taking a long , hard look at fluoridation … ’ |
| 8 | ‘ These lights seem to be taking a long time to change ’ |
| 9 | Watching the door , Lucy stood waiting for them to emerge again , but their exit appeared to be taking a long time to eventuate . |
| 10 | A few of us may become angry , but most of us have to be pushed a long way before we abandon our normal passivity . |
| 11 | He was lucky to be spared a long fuddled decline into the garbage heap . |
| 12 | We were pleased to be awarded a long term contract from BP for integrated engineering services on their Magnus , Thistle and Miller platforms . |
| 13 | It either comes from the river beds or is scraped from rock ( tufa ) higher up the mountain — either way it has to be carried a long way over steep slopes . |
| 14 | to be having a long holiday ! |
| 15 | But because the new craft will broadcast at a high power , they will have to be spaced a long way apart so that TV sets in , say , Canada do not receive signals meant for the US . |