Example sentences of "[pron] be [art] long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the same time , I 'm a long way from being young enough to imagine , as you do , that marriage is the answer to all life 's little problems . |
| 2 | What you would do in your case with children is probably appoint them all and then they do n't all have to prove so they would hopefully discuss this at the time and say Well you know I 'm a long way away why do n't you two get on with . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm a long way away , Simon , ’ said my dad . |
| 4 | I 'm a long way from that , though . |
| 5 | Unluckily , however , I was a long way from her at table . |
| 6 | I was a long time because everyone was gassing in the shop . |
| 7 | Sorry I was a long time I did n't |
| 8 | The bulk of this chapter has been taken up with a discussion of the relationship between the undergraduate curriculum and just two of Lawton 's eight ‘ cultural sub-systems ’ — the social and the economic although the latter has led us into areas which are a long way from the purely economic , and seems to yield a useful typology of undergraduate courses . |
| 9 | The daily conference over , it 's on to the main activity of the day for me , which is a Long Northwind Patrol . |
| 10 | So find the right angle which is usually pretty obvious and the side opposite that the longest side is the hypotenuse which is a long word . |
| 11 | Behind the house , the railway embankment stretches straight and level in both directions as far as the eye can see , which is a long way . |
| 12 | And Liz lives in Cheltenham , which is a long way away . ’ |
| 13 | And he must have been testin' in part fur flight refuellin' because Rodriguez says in his book he was refuelled somewhere over the Bellingshausen Sea , which is a long way west of the area where Sunderby lost his life . ’ |
| 14 | This part of the earth which is a long way away from the moon it 's as far away from the moon as you can get the opposite side of the earth , has got less than it 's fair share of gravity from the system because it 's so far away from the moon . |
| 15 | which is a long ride it 's nearly four hours away from the villa were n't it ? |
| 16 | Is not there a case for introducing a statutory bank holiday between the August bank holiday and Christmas , which is a long period ? |
| 17 | Which is a long time to go without It . |
| 18 | I suppose , after all , I 've had it since ‘ 66 , so I 've been well known for 26 years , which is a long time , and I do n't get anything much out of it any more . ’ |
| 19 | My father had a and he said it would be forty seven , say it would likely be forty seven , but that 's forty seven is two year eight month away , which is a long time for me to keep it going . |
| 20 | This morning she had started out late for Pack Meeting , so instead of going by the woodland path , which was a long way round , she 'd taken the direct route by road and arrived in time . |
| 21 | They developed a theory of the state which was a long way removed from the rational calculative tendencies of utilitarianism and provided a justification for the role of the state in the spheres of economic life and welfare which went beyond what has usually been countenanced within Liberalism , whether based on utilitarianism or Lockean theory . |
| 22 | He took her back to her flat in Putney , which was a long way , and she turned out to be keen on cocoa . |
| 23 | Which was a long time ago . |
| 24 | The men stood aside and she walked in between them … almost stumbled in between them ; and then she was in a large room in the middle of which was a long table covered in oilcloth . |
| 25 | Rotary committee chairman Tony Dennett said : ‘ The lunch is an ideal opportunity for us to provide hospitality to these students who are a long way from home . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ You are a long way from Achnacarry , Piper ! |
| 27 | If you keep him quiet you are a long way down the road to achieving some success at Leeds . |
| 28 | He may yet tour India next winter , for there is a three-month break before the challenge of a calmer series against swing and spin — ‘ You are a long time retired , ’ he says impishly . |
| 29 | He may yet tour India next winter , for there is a three-month break before the challenge of a calmer series against swing and spin — ‘ You are a long time retired , ’ he says impishly . |
| 30 | Campese , who hopes to face the Barbarians at Twickenham on Saturday , is more direct , saying : ‘ I play because I enjoy it and as long as I am enjoying my rugby and I am wanted — well , you are a long time retired . ’ |