Example sentences of "a long distance [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I want to be a long distance lorry driver or one of those dispatch riders in London , that would be quite exciting . |
| 2 | He was a long distance lorry driver but he knew how to dress and taught me the golden rule ‘ Do n't mix your stripes ’ . ’ |
| 3 | Is that the one that 's a long distance lorry driver oh |
| 4 | Here he stuck out his chest and strutted about like a professional walker setting out on a long distance race . |
| 5 | And then you have to explain it to the person opposite you , or a long distance phone call , and say how you , , and this , because there was a colour done what I 've said , he said my colour 's completely different , and you 've propose all those colour bits , but |
| 6 | Rochester , New York-based Rochester Telephone Corp 's RCI Long Distance has signed a definitive agreement to buy Budget Call Long Distance Inc , a long distance service provider with operations in Pennsylvania that currently does $2m a month . |
| 7 | The TO was only about three strides and two sheets of glass away from her , but the talkback gave his voice the quality of a long distance call . |
| 8 | A link involves fundraising both to meet the costs of sustaining a long distance friendship and to provide funds to help to support Christian Aid 's existing partnership with the Third World community with which there is a link . |
| 9 | This is a grandaddy of a long distance path which traverses Wales through some stunning and remote mountain country . |
| 10 | A hundred years of county council government seems a strange reason to create a long distance path , but North Yorkshire County Council thought it a good enough excuse . |
| 11 | The other half wants to hang dependent clauses ; like ‘ Americans will tell anything to an Englishman with a camera poking over his right shoulder when they are trapped on a long distance train . ’ |
| 12 | A waitress in a provincial railway station buffet declares to her lover , a long distance train ticket collector , that she does n't love him anymore . |
| 13 | The students all studied through a long distance learning scheme with four tutors based in different parts of Britain . |
| 14 | Most outdoor pursuits are available and cater for all ages and abilities — from a gentle riverside stroll and picnic to a long distance hike , climbing and caving , fishing for trout and salmon , bird watching and falconry , canoeing , horseriding and mountain biking . |
| 15 | If you 're thinking of tackling a long distance footpath staying at youth hostels and guest houses , then this size sack is ideal as your load is mainly bulky spare clothing rather than weighty hardware . |
| 16 | Ramblers are angry that a golf clubhouse is being built across the route of a long distance footpath . |