Example sentences of "is [vb pp] to [art] long " in BNC.

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1 Ipswich 's other newcomer , German Andre Pollehn , will also be missing as he is committed to a long track meeting in his own country that day .
2 Consider for example , that ( Fig. 7.6 ) will be parsed as Europe lie rather than your reply , since is matched to the long word Europe and is matched to lie .
3 The cause of Mr Hemingway 's ‘ uncharacteristic errors ’ — failing to see that the old wire was detached at the fuse end and insulated at the relay end — is attributed to the long hours he worked .
4 He 'd only been in eighteen months , ’ said the Bishop , in the manner of a man who is used to a longer temporal perspective .
5 It therefore urges the Secretary of State to reject this appeal , and in so doing unequivocally confirm the value which is attached to the long term protection of landscape quality in Wales ' National Parks .
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