Example sentences of "[verb] it was [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | He put up his hands and found it was a long strand of seaweed . |
| 2 | Besides , Adam had said it was a long detour to get back on to the main road , if this lane was cut off . |
| 3 | The end of year deadline for eradication of asbestos-contaminated rolling stock , agreed many years ago between BR and the unions , was quietly and mutually forgotten when it was realised it was a long way from being achieved unless services were decimated . |
| 4 | I think it can do , I mean it was a long time ago and I 'm , I 'm |
| 5 | They had er his name was Jimmy they had er well one used t one old gentleman used to be a yes and his name was Jimmy , the waiter , that 's right I , I get a , I have to think because I , I sometimes get mixed up and I 'm at Cambridge and you see it was a long time ago , you see , so , since I was young and I was then . |