Example sentences of "it [was/were] [adv] a [adj] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was quite a long way , and coming home she let the pony trot while she ran beside me . |
| 2 | He had enjoyed the performance but felt it had become so obviously a theatrical production that it was now a long way from what had taken place in the Middle Ages . |
| 3 | Although I could see marriage appearing in the distance , it was still a long way off . |
| 4 | By now they were almost halfway down , the drop not so far as it had been , but it was still a long way and Maggie almost crept to the slight shelter of the rocky bank . |
| 5 | It was still a long way from biochemistry , i.e. the understanding of how these substances functioned in the living organism . |
| 6 | It was still a long way . |
| 7 | It was merely an easy way to save a good animal . |
| 8 | ‘ It was obviously a good way to raise money for local charities , instead of just throwing them away in the waste bins . |