Example sentences of "and [pron] 's a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I have just got it confirmed , but these things take time , and there 's a long way to go yet . ’ |
| 2 | I 'm not getting into a fight over some silly little first-year whether she 's your sister or not , and if you 'll excuse me , this porridge is bad enough hot , but cold it 's inedible and there 's a long way to go till lunchtime . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I fancy it very much , ’ she said , and checked her watch , ‘ but it 's well past three and it 's a long drive to Lisbon , so should n't you make a start ? ’ |
| 4 | And I thought I do n't know how she manages to back that down , but she does , and it 's a long drive like that int it ? |
| 5 | and it 's a long day and then you 'd have to come back and your day 's far from over . |
| 6 | Had a very , very good over from Bill Tufnell there , it 's always a bit tricky when you come on to bowl and it 's turning and it 's a long day ahead and you , you 're expected to get hissed and you expect to get hissed , and you can get very impatient when they do n't come , but he 's got one now , he 's got , now he 's bowled well all morning now , he 's bowled almost for an hour , but he 's got that one wicket and he , that over was full of confidence , he tossed one up , misjudged the length and got into a bit of a tangle and then he bowled a quicker one which tried to cut , he then misjudged the pace and he could off nick it to the , a very , very good over and he 's bowling with , with great confidence at the moment . |
| 7 | And it 's a long way away . |
| 8 | And it 's a long way to where we came in . |
| 9 | I 'd better start at the beginning , and it 's a long story . ’ |
| 10 | And it 's a long time ago — ’ |
| 11 | And it 's a long term promotion . |