Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] was a long " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 Their affair was a long time ago and has nothing to do with now .
3 Their muzzle was a long as from here to that door there .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 To his left was a long , shadowy , cobbled passage running beside what looked like barred loose boxes .
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