Example sentences of "be [verb] a 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 | ‘ It 's something that should have been done a long time ago . |
| 9 | Which should have been done a long time ago , and I 've been given yet another extension . |
| 10 | But the decision made itself , as if it had been made a long time before . |
| 11 | He could explain that this had been written a long time ago , when he was quite a different person . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | They will say that they do n't have the courage to stay emotionally alive , particularly if they are serving a long sentence . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | You ca n't park , a big car 's an advantage if you 're going a long way |
| 17 | • 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 . |
| 18 | ‘ You 're taking a long chance , sitting there and making with all this stuff . |
| 19 | Oh they 're taking a long time to get these last two runs are n't they ? |
| 20 | Whereas if it got torn in the hand painted days then you 're talking a long length of time . |
| 21 | And he answered : ‘ Yes , I have been waiting a long time , waiting to hear you say that . |
| 22 | ‘ Our fans have been waiting a long time for a game like Sunday 's . |
| 23 | Well Newcastle folk have been waiting a long time , and we all badly want to give them something to celebrate . ’ |
| 24 | There were only three crumpled cigarette-packs , a sign that whoever had been in the truck had possibly been waiting a long time . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | ‘ Sounds as if you 've been waiting a long time , ’ she said soothingly . |
| 27 | I 've been waiting a long time , watching the roads , asking about new arrivals in the large towns . |
| 28 | ‘ Well ? ’ she says as though she 's been waiting a long time . |
| 29 | we have been waiting a long time traffic calming . |
| 30 | She has been waiting a long time for your kiss . ’ |