Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] were a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But time was pressing on and we were a long way from home . |
| 2 | Now er clay pipes , we used to dredge up and they got dredged up down opposite Pinmill , and they were a long pipe , but cos the , the stem a lot of them had been broken off and wh how they got down there nobody know , I think they used to be like in ballast with the ships , I think . |
| 3 | We tried to solve this with management and supervisory boards based in the department but they were a long way from the boards of industry . |
| 4 | Note the defence shown at point 2 above , when the offender has no reason to believe anyone was within hearing or seeing distances who was likely to be caused harassment , alarm or distress , e.g. if some people could see him , but they were a long way off . |
| 5 | But they were a long way ahead now , and his mother would never guess what he was up to . |