Example sentences of "[vb infin] a [adv] long [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I suppose you could always take a very long way round . ’ |
| 2 | Of course , that will take a very long time indeed . |
| 3 | Young Mr Woodroofe , you read it here first , will eventually go a very long way indeed . |
| 4 | Eighty years does n't seem a very long time when you consider the art of acting has been prospering in Europe over the last four hundred or so years , quite apart from the great traditions of ancient Greek drama . |
| 5 | ‘ Does n't it seem an awfully long way away , now ? ’ |