Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [was/were] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | as if her sauntering were a long stillness . |
| 2 | It is interesting to note that their evolution was a long and gradual one and not such a revolutionary concept but simply an extension of where we are now i.e. in centesimal potency ( 5th edition ) philosophy . |
| 3 | Their affair was a long time ago and has nothing to do with now . |
| 4 | Their muzzle was a long as from here to that door there . |
| 5 | By 1943 , when the Allies invaded Sicily , the Italians had had their fill of Fascism and changed sides , although the removal of the Germans from their country was a long and bloody business . |
| 6 | His brothers aged 8 and 10 , whose school was a long walk in the opposite direction , had to be relied on to take this responsibility when their father could not . |
| 7 | To his left was a long , shadowy , cobbled passage running beside what looked like barred loose boxes . |
| 8 | Our crafts were a long way from collision … ’ |