Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [vb pp] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When I step back from it all , I see tennis was invented a long time ago . |
| 2 | ( Later we learn that her body was carried a long distance on someone 's back , for there are only a few places in Tibet where sky burials are performed . ) |
| 3 | ‘ The entire community was resettled a long time ago . |
| 4 | 2.25:GOLD CUP hero Cool Ground was beaten a long way behind Tipping Tim at Wetherby three weeks ago , and is best watched for the time being . |
| 5 | Iain Christie , chairman of the processing group , said : ‘ This promotion was arranged a long time ago , before this import situation surfaced . |
| 6 | What is more , much of government expenditure is committed a long time in advance and can not easily be cut . |
| 7 | Brown Owl was gone a long time , but at last she came back , and leaning on her arm and limping was the pilot of the plane . |
| 8 | The estate was sold a long time ago to the Dukes of Devonshire and was tenanted at one time by the Reverend Thomas Fosbroke , the celebrated antiquary . |