Example sentences of "a long [noun sg] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's a long way to go for a 45-minute service and a reception — even if you 're not 92 years old , ’ said one of her aides , who insisted that her absence was not intended as a snub . |
| 2 | You may find it a long way to come for a comparatively short meeting and I should also mention that we have a regular reporter who covers the meeting on behalf of the Courier and the Garstang Guardian . |
| 3 | Forty years may be a long time to wait for a 19p basic rate of tax . |
| 4 | Seven days — a week — is a long time to wait for a telephone service nowadays . |
| 5 | Mrs Freda Bastianelli , the mother of four-month-old twin boys , who has a house on the shoreline , complained that another year was a long time to wait for a possible cure . |