Example sentences of "[noun] [art] long way " in BNC.

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1 The dark a long way off at each end of the day
2 They are often hung between trees or old posts a long way apart , and they are extremely difficult to see .
3 If we saw the cyclist close to and the motorist a long way away , they would look about the same .
4 ‘ Is Scotland a long way ? ’
5 Relief work and voluntary aid continues , which is what brought truck drivers Dick and Ray a long way from their Oxford homes to deliver important equipment to the struggling hospitals and orphanages .
6 If you do much watering by can a long way from a tap , get a matching pair , each holding 2 gallons .
7 Such judgements , however , are best made as close to the action as possible rather than on a theoretical basis a long way away .
8 Charles was taking the job a long way from the safe arena of charitable patronage and ribbon-cutting and into politically dangerous areas , where constitutionally , he ought not to be .
9 No one was certain whether or not this would have the desired effect but Party Politics produced a tremendous performance to win the Greenall Chase at Haydock , taking the lead a long way out and running on strongly .
10 Two pieces of matter that are close to each other have less energy than the same two pieces a long way apart , because you have to expend energy to separate them against the gravitational force that is pulling them together .
11 So when we say we want the laws of physics perhaps to stay constant in time , when we observe these objects a long way away we 're observing the laws of physics as they were a long time ago .
12 Waterford as highly encouraging — exploration between Kilmeaden and Kilmacthomas found primary gold traces of nearly two ounces per tonne — though this is of course a long way from a commercial proposition .
13 The pack have also developed their loose play a long way and although I am not a great fan of the ‘ hand ruck ’ , in the games so far the pack has mixed its rucking and mauling well .
14 We were to drive to Paris the long way , via cups of steaming chocolat on the quayside in Honfleur and a saucisson and baguette picnic on the back seat outside the Palace of Versailles : some motorway , some back roads , some Routes Nationales and then the Peripherique and Paris .
15 " Things a long way off . "
16 But the things a long way off are coming nearer . "
17 It means they often have to fly the ball a long way in the air with very little run , depending , of course , on where the flag is .
18 They 've got a fine album and a string of great singles a long way behind them , but the Demonz have yet to have the mass market fawning at their feet , unless you count their brief appearance in the video for ‘ The Bouncer ’ .
19 Finally I arrived at Ballinasloe , to find the station a long way from the town .
20 Patrick climbed out first and them helped Jane down ; Collins was the last man out , and Patrick heard him murmur to the driver , " Around the block the long way , only stop if you see us on the street . "
21 In the morning he picked up the van in Hilderbridge and drove to Jackley the long way round through Byss , having a newly upholstered chaise longue to deliver before he made the Jackley collection .
22 The privilege of addressing the House on a Friday morning and of winning the ballot to present a private Member 's motion is , however , something of a mixed blessing for hon. Members like myself who represent constituencies a long way from London .
23 Now I 've just seen traffic a long way down here , leading to Ella Park and Warren Lane , now I , I 've never been along here and I do n't know but I c coming up the road I saw cars down here
24 He put his horse and his dog a long way before his wife . ’
25 The Company Commander arrived at the objective a long way last and considerably out of breath .
26 Scenes a long way from the serenity of New College , Oxford , where the Howard League for Penal Reform is hosting a conference examining the nature , causes and treatment of violence .
27 Nesting on a high ledge a long way above our tent were two lammergeirs — yellow-bellied vultures .
28 Once I catch a glimpse of the light of a car or maybe a tractor a long way up the valley , and this sees to make my isolation even more profound .
29 They made great strides at Maastricht and moved the train or conveyor belt a long way forward towards federalism .
30 He turns up the Holloway Road , with its rows of pubs for men a long way from home .
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