Example sentences of "[adv] it [be] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So it 's a long way up then ? |
| 2 | but they do n't arrive there until erm Sunday night , so it 's a long time on the coach |
| 3 | It 's not like it 's a long way . |
| 4 | When the names and numbers were read out it was a long while before we heard the name of Deerhurst . |
| 5 | Now it 's a long time since I went by tube , and there 's not much you can do in the carriages except keep a handkerchief over your nose , but a useful tip is never to put your hand on the rail beside the moving staircase . |
| 6 | Well it 's a long way , no it is n't when you come the you go you can go from here up |
| 7 | Yeah , well it 's a long way ? |
| 8 | ‘ Well it 's a long time since dinner . |
| 9 | And he said well it 's a long time since you had the accident . |
| 10 | And even then it was a long time before the implications of the theory for massive stars were understood . |
| 11 | You got the band and you put them like that , and you twisted it round , did that and then it was a long band you see . |
| 12 | He tried re-dialling two or three times , but either it was a long conversation or he could n't time it right to slip in between calls . |
| 13 | Although the RAF had standard instrument panels from 1936 onwards it was a long time before the merits of this tidy arrangement really caught on in the USA . |
| 14 | Er I 've qualified er people over the phone where it 's a long distance . |