Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [to-vb] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | And , despite claims , particularly among the Germans , French , Italians and Spanish , that it is a bad thing , many American insurance companies reckon that people with low blood pressure in middle age , far from suffering a disease , are expected to lead the longest and healthiest lives . |
| 2 | Gooch has been known to carry a long face on his sleeve and he may well appreciate the strength of Gatting . |
| 3 | But managers of top clubs like Arsenal , Manchester United and Liverpool are unhappy their players will be forced to end a long , gruelling season with a tough tour . |
| 4 | Unless you 've been asked to fill a longer time , aim at making your item three to four minutes in length . |
| 5 | The column width has been increased to accommodate the longest label . |
| 6 | The carts in which the other members of the three households were riding had been forced to take a longer route to the spot . |
| 7 | Two pressure towers ( PLATE 40 ) were constructed to divide the long aqueduct into three parts . |
| 8 | I see that you are being urged to take a long , unpaid holiday . |
| 9 | The exhibition is intended to underline the long term commitment to the study of Ruskin by the university 's Ruskin Programme , a research group made up of scholars from different disciplines in the humanities . |
| 10 | Meanwhile tomorrow another British convoy again of about a hundred and eighty women and children is expected to make the long hot journey from Kuwait to Baghdad . |
| 11 | In I 'm naming one man among many , therefore , an initial attempt is made to match a long word to the sequence ( Fig 7.5.1 ) . |
| 12 | When this is established ( it may be the empty string ) the tail list is searched to find the longest string available from the remaining part of the word ( i.e. the word minus the head string ) . |
| 13 | ‘ It is a long , demanding test and it is bound to favour the long hitters . ’ |
| 14 | Indeed it could be argued that a family crisis ( for example the suicide of a father ) is bound to have a long term effect upon the child . |
| 15 | If ever a stage production was set to enjoy a long run , it must be the work being put on by the Glasgow-based ensemble company , The Golden Age Theatre . |
| 16 | With no escape route , Belinda was forced to take a long , hard look at herself , re-evaluating expectations for herself as well as Sophie . |
| 17 | A standard electrocardiogram was recorded to exclude the long QT syndrome or other disorders of cardiac conduction . |
| 18 | ‘ No , my health broke down and I was ordered to take a long holiday in the South of France or Italy . ’ |