Example sentences of "be [verb] [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Addition : Suppose you are given a long column of figures to add . |
| 2 | One lad , belonging to a respected family , had been given a long sentence although he and local residents emphatically maintained that he was not at the scene of the incident for which he was convicted . |
| 3 | My mate and I had been given a long list of names , of Bulawayo people we should meet . |
| 4 | I BELIEVE Dr Cox should have been given a long jail sentence . |
| 5 | If I 'd known that I would have been given a long lecture at the end of the day , well … ’ |
| 6 | They were beautiful , these Andalucían horses , and she had been given a long lecture on the subject by Ana , who seemed to be an expert . |
| 7 | This looks to have been painted a long time ago . ’ |
| 8 | This is so necessary for port facilities and absolutely vital if we are to attract the long term users necessary for the prosperity and long term employment prospects of the port . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's something that should have been done a long time ago . |
| 10 | Which should have been done a long time ago , and I 've been given yet another extension . |
| 11 | But the decision made itself , as if it had been made a long time before . |
| 12 | He could explain that this had been written a long time ago , when he was quite a different person . |
| 13 | I had been swimming a long time that first Sunday , far out in the bay , and he could easily have slipped the things on to the Bourani end of the beach while I was in the water . |
| 14 | They will say that they do n't have the courage to stay emotionally alive , particularly if they are serving a long sentence . |
| 15 | And if you 're building a long flight , it can always be broken up with separate landings , either where the flight changes direction , or just for a change of pace . |
| 16 | Well when you 're driving along you 're looking a long way ahead that 's why and anything that comes in the road you see it Oh I hope whoever was involved in that accident tonight was alright . |
| 17 | You ca n't park , a big car 's an advantage if you 're going a long way |
| 18 | • If you 're travelling a long way to buy fish , it 's worth asking for them to be bagged separately and , if they are freshwater fish , take a handful of zeolite with your , which the assistant can then drop into the bottom of the bag to help prevent ammonia problems during the journey . |
| 19 | ‘ You 're taking a long chance , sitting there and making with all this stuff . |
| 20 | Oh they 're taking a long time to get these last two runs are n't they ? |
| 21 | Whereas if it got torn in the hand painted days then you 're talking a long length of time . |
| 22 | And he answered : ‘ Yes , I have been waiting a long time , waiting to hear you say that . |
| 23 | ‘ Our fans have been waiting a long time for a game like Sunday 's . |
| 24 | Well Newcastle folk have been waiting a long time , and we all badly want to give them something to celebrate . ’ |
| 25 | There were only three crumpled cigarette-packs , a sign that whoever had been in the truck had possibly been waiting a long time . |
| 26 | I have been waiting a long time for a British magazine to offer intelligent coverage of mainstream sport in a way that Sports Illustrated , among others in America , seems to do effortlessly . |
| 27 | ‘ Sounds as if you 've been waiting a long time , ’ she said soothingly . |
| 28 | I 've been waiting a long time , watching the roads , asking about new arrivals in the large towns . |
| 29 | ‘ Well ? ’ she says as though she 's been waiting a long time . |
| 30 | we have been waiting a long time traffic calming . |