Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] a long way " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well when you 're driving along you 're looking a long way ahead that 's why and anything that comes in the road you see it Oh I hope whoever was involved in that accident tonight was alright . |
| 2 | You ca n't park , a big car 's an advantage if you 're going a long way |
| 3 | • If you 're travelling a long way to buy fish , it 's worth asking for them to be bagged separately and , if they are freshwater fish , take a handful of zeolite with your , which the assistant can then drop into the bottom of the bag to help prevent ammonia problems during the journey . |
| 4 | She had booked a sleeper from Paris in terms of time — " I ca n't sit up all night " — not distance " I am going a long way south . " |
| 5 | Th th that we er we , we are moving a long way away from this egalitarian position , we 've abandoned that and we 've said right we , we are |
| 6 | ‘ I think that we are getting a long way from the subject , ’ he said . |
| 7 | You would be wise to phone ahead , especially if you are coming a long way , to check opening times because they vary from time to time . |
| 8 | The lugworms may be lagging a long way behind , but perhaps their time may come ? |
| 9 | But this is looking a long way ahead . |
| 10 | ‘ I knew it was going a long way , I was so pumped . |
| 11 | I saw long legs and a big pair of hands and he was standing a long way from the ball , giving himself plenty of room . |