Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] 's [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | You know , utilizing , except it 's a long drag for people , but , but , you |
2 | Yeah , but they 're also forgetting as well it is n't just the maintenance that it 's a long term commitment to paying |
3 | It 's like everything 's a long way away , and everything 's real big and unreal looking . |
4 | ‘ I have just got it confirmed , but these things take time , and there 's a long way to go yet . ’ |
5 | I 'm not getting into a fight over some silly little first-year whether she 's your sister or not , and if you 'll excuse me , this porridge is bad enough hot , but cold it 's inedible and there 's a long way to go till lunchtime . ’ |
6 | ‘ I fancy it very much , ’ she said , and checked her watch , ‘ but it 's well past three and it 's a long drive to Lisbon , so should n't you make a start ? ’ |
7 | And I thought I do n't know how she manages to back that down , but she does , and it 's a long drive like that int it ? |
8 | and it 's a long day and then you 'd have to come back and your day 's far from over . |
9 | Had a very , very good over from Bill Tufnell there , it 's always a bit tricky when you come on to bowl and it 's turning and it 's a long day ahead and you , you 're expected to get hissed and you expect to get hissed , and you can get very impatient when they do n't come , but he 's got one now , he 's got , now he 's bowled well all morning now , he 's bowled almost for an hour , but he 's got that one wicket and he , that over was full of confidence , he tossed one up , misjudged the length and got into a bit of a tangle and then he bowled a quicker one which tried to cut , he then misjudged the pace and he could off nick it to the , a very , very good over and he 's bowling with , with great confidence at the moment . |
10 | And it 's a long way away . |
11 | And it 's a long way to where we came in . |
12 | I 'd better start at the beginning , and it 's a long story . ’ |
13 | And it 's a long time ago — ’ |
14 | And it 's a long term promotion . |
15 | I 'm very puzzled by this now so I ask for clarification , if it 's a long franchise then , if it 's a fifteen year franchise , are you saying that the franchisee will have control over the track ? |
16 | ( Recovering them is a matter of great urgency ; and a start has been made , but there 's a long way to go — especially with Upward , whom oblivion has enveloped with a completeness that is startling and significant . ) |
17 | The early signs are encouraging — but there 's a long way to go . |
18 | We are sitting in a good position now but there 's a long way to go . |
19 | ‘ Buck thinks he has it in the bag , but there 's a long way to go yet . ’ |
20 | But there 's a long way to go . |
21 | It 's certainly better than nothing , indeed it is yes , but there 's a long way to go . |
22 | But there 's a long way to go yet ; U N observers were in Cambodia earlier this year , but without unanimous support , they achieved very little . |
23 | But he 's a long way to go before I 'd consider him a success . |
24 | ‘ I did n't deserve to be in the squad for the championship game with Down , but it 's a long road and as you mature you realise that as the year progresses certain players will falter and others will come to prominence . ’ |
25 | It 's the closest we 're going to get to a rave tonight , but it 's a long way from the kind of thing Mister C is used to . |
26 | This is hardly a stream of invective and obscenity but it 's a long way from the stuffed shirt formality of the '50s interviews . |
27 | Ya , well , I have n't got the , yes , the backlog is very substantial er , in terms of things like guaranteed fees and erm , non-stock interest but it 's a long way out er , I mean if we add it all up , you might be far too impressed by the figure but I think erm , we know that 's the right way of looking at it . |
28 | ‘ I 'd explain , but it 's a long story , and I know you 're busy . |
29 | Yeah but it 's a long story behind that . |
30 | I could ask my mother to try to remember more than she 's told me , but it 's a long shot . ’ |