Example sentences of "it [vb past] a [adj] way [adv] " in BNC.

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1 it seemed a long way away
2 It seemed a long way away and he focused his mind with an effort .
3 It seemed a long way away but before we knew it we were paying the last of the deposits .
4 It looked a long way down .
5 At that time , it stood a little way out of the village of Wellingham , surrounded by fields , but the village had caught up with it and now it was the last house in the high street , painted white , double-fronted with an imposing pillared porch and pedimented doorway ; Its big black front door was decorated with a lion 's head knocker and a brass letter-box .
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