Example sentences of "the long way " in BNC.
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| 1 | They would have to come home the long way round . |
| 2 | We go the long way ; who knows how long it will be before we come this way again ? |
| 3 | In my rather disgruntled frame of mind I rebelled that night against the long way round . |
| 4 | I 'd better go another way home , the long way round . |
| 5 | No wonder the Polynesians call them aa flows — and go round the long way ! |
| 6 | ‘ Never mind , ’ said Mummy , as they went home in the bus — the long way round by the main road , from which they had to walk to Applewick . |
| 7 | By the time Wardle Wood came in sight Virginia was tired and was wondering whether there was anything she could do that would save her pushing the bike all the long way home . |
| 8 | We were to drive to Paris the long way , via cups of steaming chocolat on the quayside in Honfleur and a saucisson and baguette picnic on the back seat outside the Palace of Versailles : some motorway , some back roads , some Routes Nationales and then the Peripherique and Paris . |
| 9 | Had she gone the long way round , using a main road , she would only have added 10 minutes to her journey . |
| 10 | This was certainly brought home to me when , by taking the long way round Australia this year , i.e. buying a round the world ticket to the Australian Open , rather than a straight forward London–Melbourne return , with a stop-off in Sydney for the New South Wales Open , I saved The Daily Telegraph , which is naturally as cost conscious as any other company in these difficult financial times , a considerable amount of money . |
| 11 | We sat on the cloud covered summit , two Scots and three Germans , eating chocolate and sandwiches , the last party of the day , thinking apprehensively of the long way back but all happy to have reached the top . |
| 12 | Patrick climbed out first and them helped Jane down ; Collins was the last man out , and Patrick heard him murmur to the driver , " Around the block the long way , only stop if you see us on the street . " |
| 13 | And the police up on the railway embankment when they walked home from school , and the tunnel fenced off so they had to go the long way round . |
| 14 | For about six weeks before she set off for France , the long way via Cape Town , they made love feverishly . |
| 15 | ‘ She 's taking the long way back , ’ she would say , ‘ the sun 's still warm … she 's enjoying herself … she 's forgotten the time … . ’ |
| 16 | And she began to walk home the long way round so as not to bump into anybody . |
| 17 | As he often did , Mr Wolski headed for the staff exit the long way round , by way of the Cages . |
| 18 | On fine days , he took the long way round by Jubilee Wharf . |
| 19 | It would take two hours or more to reach the Auto-Route du Soleil on the long way to Paris . |
| 20 | In the morning he picked up the van in Hilderbridge and drove to Jackley the long way round through Byss , having a newly upholstered chaise longue to deliver before he made the Jackley collection . |
| 21 | clockwise even though it means coming the long way round |
| 22 | With the first of the ovens he 'd gone the long way through to the Hall 's kitchens , taking in the sights as he went . |
| 23 | He had to go the long way around , but it gave him plenty of time to watch for any indication that there might be anybody at home . |
| 24 | Rob 's group had to walk the long way round into the Jabri Nullah and was rewarded by several days of good skiing . |
| 25 | The long way round . |
| 26 | He went the long way home , but did not go down the little gang plank to the barge of a friend of his — a woman who kept ten or so cats on board and brewed some awful drink out of peaches . |
| 27 | He took her the long way through the house again , and Belinda tried to orientate herself . |
| 28 | Why go the long way round if the computer has the shortcuts ? |
| 29 | Why did he always want to go the long way round . |
| 30 | It was the long way round , but she did it every day . |