Example sentences of "[noun sg] a long way " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dark a long way off at each end of the day |
| 2 | If we saw the cyclist close to and the motorist a long way away , they would look about the same . |
| 3 | If you do much watering by can a long way from a tap , get a matching pair , each holding 2 gallons . |
| 4 | Such judgements , however , are best made as close to the action as possible rather than on a theoretical basis a long way away . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Finally I arrived at Ballinasloe , to find the station a long way from the town . |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | He put his horse and his dog a long way before his wife . ’ |
| 13 | The Company Commander arrived at the objective a long way last and considerably out of breath . |
| 14 | Nesting on a high ledge a long way above our tent were two lammergeirs — yellow-bellied vultures . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | They made great strides at Maastricht and moved the train or conveyor belt a long way forward towards federalism . |
| 17 | That time , last year , it rose in a great cloud a long way away , and stayed in the sky for two weeks . |
| 18 | ‘ Charlie was one of the sort that make a little go a long way . |
| 19 | Considering that Coward and Lawrence only ever appeared together twice in adult life , in Private Lives and Tonight at 8.30 , Mr Morley manages to make a little go a long way . |
| 20 | That managed competition may increase in time but it is stretching credibility a long way to suggest that a company that accounts for more than 96 per cent . |
| 21 | In Germany , where the authorities have wisely allocated digital phones a slot a long way from that used by their analogue brothers , there are other worries . |
| 22 | But 29-year-old Davey , who now lives in a lavish Florida mansion a long way from the two-up two-down terraced house he was brought up in , has no guarantees of success . |
| 23 | The Mock Turtle was in the middle of a very sad song when they all heard a shout a long way away : ‘ It 's beginning ! ’ |
| 24 | All your stock , crop and equipment would become part of a vast operation , you and your staff would be workers operating to a master plan created in a central office a long way off . |