Example sentences of "[adv] by a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | He does n't correspond to any of the multiple fictions produced over the last hundred years or so by a long line of social reformers and slum missionaries of what the working class should be . |
| 2 | arguments , all of which can be developed only by a long mental soak in the subject . |
| 3 | No , not by a long chalk . |
| 4 | ‘ Single men wo n't come top of the list for rehousing , not by a long chalk . ’ |
| 5 | Not that this is the only bone of contention between them , no , not by a long chalk . |
| 6 | The New Moon in your opposite sign of Scorpio on the 29th should prove exciting and rather eventful as far as one involvement or partnership is concerned — and obviously 1989 is by no means over yet , not by a long chalk . |
| 7 | Oh naw , not by a long , long chalk . |
| 8 | Not by a long shot . |
| 9 | I 'm not a retarded under-age flower who was raped or molested by some evil step-father — not by a long shot . ’ |
| 10 | The image of Neil Young as the wayward eccentric does n't tell the whole story , not by a long way . |
| 11 | She took a seat and drew a piece of paper towards her and began to write , the Grenfells were n't beaten yet , not by a long chalk . |
| 12 | ‘ Not by a long shot , ’ said Joe . |
| 13 | Well , I have n't , not by a long chalk and I 'm not the tramp I look either . |
| 14 | It were n't the way everyone said an ’ thought it was , you see , not by a long chalk . |
| 15 | Not through choice , not by a long way , but it was where I 'd made my destiny , even if as an alien . |
| 16 | Not by a long chalk . ’ |
| 17 | Which you ai n't , not by a long chalk ! ’ she averred , descending rapidly from outraged virtue to mere verbal abuse . |
| 18 | ‘ Oh , I 'm not finished yet , girl , not by a long chalk ! |
| 19 | He had not told Rory everything , not by a long shot . |
| 20 | ‘ I 've not finished with you yet — not by a long way ! ’ |
| 21 | The flare had drifted slowly down behind the church on the village green and was followed quickly by a long burst of automatic fire . |
| 22 | French policy is clearly dictated by the particular economic circumstances of Nord-Pas-de-Calais but also by a longer term vision of the likely impact of rail transport in Europe . |
| 23 | It was followed a week later by a longer piece which discussed the rivalry which exists between the offices of the Prince and the Princess of Wales . |
| 24 | The expense allowances they received often failed , sometimes by a long way , to cover the costs they had to meet . |
| 25 | They had been imprisoned there by a long dead ruler , Llud . |
| 26 | But alas , it was destroyed when I was there recently by a long line of caravans along the beach . |