Example sentences of "[conj] you [be] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And you 're a long way from being a saint , are n't you ? ’ he drawled mischievously . |
| 2 | If things go drastically wrong and you 're a long way from home and need to call for help the most effective way is with an orange smoke flare . |
| 3 | As I said , I 'm never often out , and if you 're a long way from home it 's always good to have some place to drop in to . |
| 4 | Oh we had whistles , and strangely enough , very seldom did we use them , simply because there were other traffic about that time if you were a long way away , er you might be nearly to , if you blew your whistle , there were nobody to hear you , I mean people in houses , and they were only few and far between . |
| 5 | But it 's hard on Tour when you 're a long way from home and the only creature comforts you have are a television , a telephone and a McDonald 's around the corner . |