Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] be a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Compared to the USA , where there is a long tradition of debate about general education ( Squires 1976 ; Gaff 1983 ) , the main influence of the concept of a liberal education in British higher education has probably been on the enactment of the curriculum — on the methods and styles of teaching , the role models and relationships involved , and the general learning ethos and environment . |
| 2 | Where there is a long chain of distribution , the plaintiff may find it difficult to identify who was the producer or importer into the European Community . |
| 3 | Obviously this will be of significance for producers where there is a long shelf life . |
| 4 | Factory girls usually married in their early twenties ; it was unlikely to happen over the age of 25 , and only in textile areas , where there was a long tradition of employment , did women generally prolong their independence , though conditions varied in different industries and areas . |
| 5 | In cotton textile workers ' families , where there was a long tradition of married women 's work , one night a week was usually set aside by husbands and wives as ‘ Mary-Ann night ’ . |
| 6 | Where there was a long history of nationalist resistance , notably in Poland , Russification provoked bitter resentment . |
| 7 | And I know that they 're using cultures and things but I still think that we are a long way from not using animals . |
| 8 | However , if the idea of an extended OPAC whereby the user can access other online databases via the online catalogue is to be realized , it would appear that we are a long way away from presenting an acceptable interface for the user . |
| 9 | Even if we adopt a much narrower focus and look at the specifically political institutions of the proclaimed democracies , it is plain that there is a long way to go before democratic principles are fully embodied in them . |
| 10 | Some organisations knew about the different types of viral hepatitis and that there is a long incubation period . |
| 11 | Judith Ochshorn , a specialist in Near Eastern culture , points out that there is a long history of women as mourners and attendants on the dead : thus ‘ in its cultural context , the presence of women at the cross or at the tomb of Jesus was not exceptional ’ . |
| 12 | What I am certain about is that there is a long term future for this cinema and that we 're aware |
| 13 | It argued that there was a long history of use of such powers ; that , with the widening of the sphere of government , the use of delegated legislative powers was necessary for the efficient conduct of business in the modern state ; that the civil service was best placed to provide the expertise which was necessary to make effective use of these powers ; and that the way in which the powers were actually used in practice was such as to refute any claim of a ‘ new despotism ’ . |
| 14 | The link , however , was discovered soon after systematic depth soundings were taken , when it was discovered that there was a long submarine mountain range running down the middle of the Atlantic from Arctic to Antarctic . |
| 15 | I was n't prepared to put things under my arm and hawk them around in Bond Street so there was a long gap . |
| 16 | You know , utilizing , except it 's a long drag for people , but , but , you |
| 17 | The Coral Welsh National may be his next race , although he is a long way out of a handicap . |
| 18 | Yeah , but they 're also forgetting as well it is n't just the maintenance that it 's a long term commitment to paying |
| 19 | Tom read just enough of it to see that it was a long way from West Hampstead and no one he knew had been killed or injured . |
| 20 | The Yasa was made when your grandsire and mine both thought that it was a long way from Kinsai to the Eastern Sea , ’ he growled . |
| 21 | I received an answer , but I am afraid that it was a long catalogue of half-measures and good intentions . |
| 22 | He admitted modestly that it was a long time since he had been at school , but one phrase he had understood was ‘ Vive la link box ! ’ . |
| 23 | He had keen eyes and quick hands , so it was a long time before he got caught . |
| 24 | ‘ And you 're a long way from being a saint , are n't you ? ’ he drawled mischievously . |
| 25 | If things go drastically wrong and you 're a long way from home and need to call for help the most effective way is with an orange smoke flare . |
| 26 | As I said , I 'm never often out , and if you 're a long way from home it 's always good to have some place to drop in to . |
| 27 | Oh we had whistles , and strangely enough , very seldom did we use them , simply because there were other traffic about that time if you were a long way away , er you might be nearly to , if you blew your whistle , there were nobody to hear you , I mean people in houses , and they were only few and far between . |
| 28 | Add to this cost the growth in government expenditure , and we are a long way in explaining why the real value of the tax threshold , or the level of income at which tax begins to be paid , has fallen during the post-war period . |
| 29 | ‘ There 's quite a cloud of smoke , ’ muttered Heather uneasily , ‘ and we 're a long way from it up here . |
| 30 | But time was pressing on and we were a long way from home . |