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

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1 It was less the fear of hell ( which seemed a long time away ) than the fear of being a non-person which prompted me to ask my parents if I could be baptised .
2 He seemed a long way off .
3 He seemed a long way off .
4 It seemed a long way , though , from the summer perfume of myrtle and orange-blossom , the brilliance of white fluted marble , the wreathing steam , the orderly practices of the sugar-yards , the worksongs of the scything and the vintage , the glory of the sun setting , of the sun rising out of the sea .
5 it seemed a long way away
6 It seemed a long way away and he focused his mind with an effort .
7 It seemed a long way away but before we knew it we were paying the last of the deposits .
8 It seemed a long way to the building , but eventually she heard his footsteps on wood and knew they had arrived .
9 It seemed a long night , interrupted only by Mason 's groans , and by occasional animal-like noises from the secret room .
10 It seemed a long time since she had been out of her apartment , longer still since she had taken a walk .
11 It seemed a long time before the railway lines began to shake , and they heard the train coming .
12 It seemed a long time since she had stood there watching the boats and noticing how brief lack of caution led to trouble .
13 It seemed a long time since Dana 's phone call had brought Roman Wyatt into her life and she badly needed to be by herself to think about the turmoil he had caused in her ordered existence .
14 It seemed a long time before anyone answered and she felt rather stupid standing there with the bottles .
15 It seemed a long time since the small breakfast that was served in Spain , and in the end Felipe put a portion of each on her plate .
16 The part of her story about the pressure of Government cuts was true , and it seemed a long time since she 'd existed in a world that was n't penny-pinching .
17 It seemed a long time before footsteps came along the hall , the door was pushed wider and Guy appeared with an armful of logs .
18 It seemed a long time when I was a little girl , ’ added Mrs Teasdale .
19 But it seemed a long time .
20 It seemed a long moment while they remained thus immobile and then the young woman put her head and shoulders down and rushed like an eight-year-old , knees doubling up and arms pounding .
21 It seemed a long wait .
22 It seemed a long shot , but we felt we had to try . ’
23 She had looked everywhere else and , although it seemed a long shot , she might as well look in there .
24 Glancing down , it seemed a long drop to the gravel and the sleek cars waiting below .
25 ‘ By the road , it seems a long way , but I need only to walk a kilometre across the fields beyond the farm .
26 Only it seems a long way to go !
27 Oh it seems a long way to go just for five days skiing .
28 It seems a long time since a general book on this theme appeared in English , and John Whitehead 's provides an all-round introduction .
29 I 'd just like to ask er if it 's not to start on the er phase three before the spring of ninety five , it seems a long time two and half years time before they a , they make a start !
30 Would it not be possible to make an earlier start in view of the great need for a for homes , it seems a long time to wait ?
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