Example sentences of "[was/were] a long and " in BNC.
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| 1 | This political framework filled a continent whose physical characteristics were a long and indented coast , few very high mountains , moderate rainfall and temperature and much fertile land . |
| 2 | It was a long and anxious debate about Ramsey without him knowing ; between the Archbishop of Canterbury , the prime minister Eden , the prime minister 's patronage secretary Bevir , Garbett the outgoing Archbishop of York , and Wand the outgoing Bishop of London . |
| 3 | Charles and Diana are both very fond of the Antipodes — Charles feels particularly at home there after his months at Timbertop — but it was a long and exhausting tour . |
| 4 | It is interesting to note that their evolution was a long and gradual one and not such a revolutionary concept but simply an extension of where we are now i.e. in centesimal potency ( 5th edition ) philosophy . |
| 5 | By 1943 , when the Allies invaded Sicily , the Italians had had their fill of Fascism and changed sides , although the removal of the Germans from their country was a long and bloody business . |
| 6 | It was a long and tricky operation . |
| 7 | The path to data protection legislation in Britain was a long and tortuous one . |
| 8 | Staines , it appeared , was not far from Chertsey , but it was a long and tedious journey , and meant travelling by omnibus first of all to get to the big station across the river in York Road . |
| 9 | Getting naked was a long and painful process , and involved finding out just how much punishment her body had taken . |
| 10 | According to Bernard , as there was a long and well-established tradition of acceptability of anti-predestinarian theology going back to 1559 and beyond , the events of the 1630s did not represent any sea-change in the doctrinal position of the English church . |
| 11 | There was also a straight and direct access route by way of a corridor in the middle of the West Wing , whereas at Knossos there was a long and circuitous route by way of the Procession Corridor , which doubles back on itself before arriving at the southern end of the Central Court ; the Phaistos entrance seems closer in spirit to the more direct west-east access corridor of the Knossos First Temple . |
| 12 | This was a long and complicated task involving analysis of the manner in which fretting of the top skin of the stabiliser at its attachment to the chord had taken place , the elongation of the fastener holes and the shearing of the fastener . |
| 13 | It must be remembered , of course , that Greek writing throughout the classical period was still relatively difficult to decipher as words were not regularly separated ; the copying of manuscripts was a long and laborious process ; and that silent reading as we know it was very rare ; until the advent of printing in the ancient world books were used mainly for reading aloud , often by a slave . |
| 14 | It was a long and bitter struggle with great losses on both sides , causing a serious weakening of the imperial army . |
| 15 | It was a long and awkward journey but Jarvis enjoyed it . |
| 16 | But in the case of most crafts there was a long and complex development towards the radically different organization of the craft or trade union , which belongs to the epoch of predominantly capitalist development and social relations . |
| 17 | The only way to cover the other six ricks was by thatching them with straw , and this was a long and difficult job to do alone . |
| 18 | It was a long and tiring journey across country and out to the remote airfield , and a wasted one it seemed . |
| 19 | It was a long and difficult process , but one which has been so successful that it will be a major surprise if Torrance does n't qualify for the Ryder Cup at Kiawah Island in September . |
| 20 | But it was a long and lonely quarter of an hour . |
| 21 | Sixties expressiveness was a long and concerted attack on boundaries , limits , certainties , conventions , taboos , roles , system , style , category , predictability , form , structure and ritual . |
| 22 | Sorry that was a long and complicated version to your question . |
| 23 | It was a long and difficult operation and caused the plaintiff considerable pain afterwards . |
| 24 | It was a long and painful labour , and it broke my heart that I could do little to help her . |
| 25 | The cordaite ‘ cone ’ was a longer and more complex structure than that of any living conifer . |