Example sentences of "[pers pn] 's [art] long " in BNC.
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1 | She 's dizzy , she 's a long way off . |
2 | She 's a long way away . |
3 | She 's a long way from any source of supply and if there 's something that has to be specially made , or is too bulky to fly out — a new engine , for instance … ’ |
4 | Well , it 's a long drive from Essex … |
5 | It 's a long day out , but a most rewarding one , as I was to discover . |
6 | It 's a long way down to the water but I can see a fag packet bobbing along . |
7 | It 's a long time since we did that . ’ |
8 | ‘ It 's a long time since I was that — if I ever was . ’ |
9 | ‘ It 's a long time since anyone brought me flowers , ’ he smiled apologetically . |
10 | It 's a long pull up this hill , I 'm not going to run up and drop down dead . |
11 | ‘ Tell you about it at dinner-time , it 's a long story , ’ I said . |
12 | ‘ It 's a long time since I had any of those . ’ |
13 | It 's a long story … |
14 | It 's a long way to Tipperary , Mandalay and Bedford Square . |
15 | It 's a long way through the massive forests of larch and pine to Novosibirsk , especially if your travelling companion only grunts as he downs another tumbler of cheap vodka . |
16 | It 's a long time till then , ’ a distraught Mrs Lawler answered . |
17 | As you wander along the ridge , it 's a long time before you lose sight of its neat white contours , and if you take a strong pair of binoculars on your walk , you can keep an eye on how the housemaid is turning your bed down . |
18 | It 's a long , slow trudge up to Beinn Eibhinn , but with the pleasure of experiencing a sense of space quite unlike anywhere else . |
19 | It 's a long walk to Meall Corranaich and just before the top , the ridge splits away to the west which causes some confusion in poor visibility . |
20 | It 's a long par-4 and Greg hit his second shot into a greenside bunker some way from the hole still . |
21 | Yes , it 's a long flight , thirteen hours , and the delay of course , well it 's a problem getting the parts … watch out for that spider , yes they do bite , but they 're very rarely fatal , no , termites are relatively harmless , you saw the mound in the garden did you ? |
22 | ‘ Well , it 's a long time , I admit . |
23 | ‘ Well it 's a long time since dinner . |
24 | The hit song of the year was ‘ It 's A Long Way to Tipperaray ’ but old Ireland was singing an older song and building up a hidden army . |
25 | It 's a long lonely road between here and Carewstown . ’ |
26 | ‘ It 's a long shot , but we ca n't afford to overlook anything . |
27 | It 's a long story . ’ |
28 | ‘ It 's a long story , ’ said Nicholas . |
29 | It 's a long way down into the gulch . |
30 | It 's a long journey back and it grows dark early . ’ |