Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] a long [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Viciously beaten and sexually abused , he sustained series injury leading to a long round of hospitals , major brain surgery and permanent disability . |
| 2 | Coming from a long line of seafarers , Mr Nelson has been running a pleasure cruise business for many years , taking would-be sailors out on fishing and boating trips . |
| 3 | He was getting nearer to himself , travelling on a long loop of bumpy path through the trees . |
| 4 | Does he understand that planning permission was initially gained , with difficulty , for the building of motorways through areas of outstanding natural beauty and great environmental sensitivity , so many people would not be keen to see developers spending hundreds of thousands — if not millions — of pounds fighting in a long succession of inquiries so that they can build not just motorway service areas — possibly excluding the disabled and lorries — but hotels and other facilities that would never have received permission when the original planning consent was granted ? |
| 5 | Breeding success , judging from a long series of reports from Rye , has also changed little since 1947 ; the Rye figures show an average brood size ranging from 5.7 to 9.7 , and averaging 7.8 . |
| 6 | They refrained from responding to a long series of statements by senior Chinese officials which contradicted both the letter and the spirit of the Joint Declaration - including an assurance , for example , that the post-1997 Hong Kong press would be free for ‘ as long as it did not publish anything detrimental to China 's national interest ’ . |
| 7 | Hoccleve now apologises for his earlier attitude and welcomes his help , embarking on a long exposition of his case . |
| 8 | Thus , the draftsman should be especially careful before embarking on a long list of matters that fall within a particular covenant . |
| 9 | you know , that G P's that 's been practising for a long number of years you know er , elderly G P's are probably not as up-to-date on these kind of things as they should be . |