Example sentences of "[pers pn] [is] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 's dizzy , she 's a long way off . |
| 2 | She 's a long way away . |
| 3 | She 's a long way from any source of supply and if there 's something that has to be specially made , or is too bulky to fly out — a new engine , for instance … ’ |
| 4 | It 's a long journey back and it grows dark early . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Well , it 's a long journey . |
| 6 | But it 's up by Heathrow Airport , it 's a long journey every day . |
| 7 | It 's a long day out , but a most rewarding one , as I was to discover . |
| 8 | There 's not much time for socialising as it 's a long day until five , plus work at home . |
| 9 | It 's a long day though . |
| 10 | Listen me it 's a long day if you 're home on your own |
| 11 | It 's a long day though |
| 12 | and it 's a long day and then you 'd have to come back and your day 's far from over . |
| 13 | Had a very , very good over from Bill Tufnell there , it 's always a bit tricky when you come on to bowl and it 's turning and it 's a long day ahead and you , you 're expected to get hissed and you expect to get hissed , and you can get very impatient when they do n't come , but he 's got one now , he 's got , now he 's bowled well all morning now , he 's bowled almost for an hour , but he 's got that one wicket and he , that over was full of confidence , he tossed one up , misjudged the length and got into a bit of a tangle and then he bowled a quicker one which tried to cut , he then misjudged the pace and he could off nick it to the , a very , very good over and he 's bowling with , with great confidence at the moment . |
| 14 | It 's a long pull up this hill , I 'm not going to run up and drop down dead . |
| 15 | ‘ Tell you about it at dinner-time , it 's a long story , ’ I said . |
| 16 | It 's a long story … |
| 17 | It 's a long story . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ It 's a long story , ’ said Nicholas . |
| 19 | ‘ Oh dear , ’ said Mildred , ‘ it 's a long story . |
| 20 | ‘ It 's a long story , ’ said Joe , ‘ with a different ending from yours . |
| 21 | I 'd better start at the beginning , and it 's a long story . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Oh , it 's a long story . |
| 23 | It 's a long story but it 's true , sure as I sit 'ere . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's a long story , Mike . |
| 25 | ‘ It 's a long story , ’ he replied , ‘ that began in the past , or perhaps the future . |
| 26 | ‘ It 's a long story . |
| 27 | ‘ It 's a long story . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ It 's a long story and one I ca n't tell you in the street . |
| 29 | ‘ It 's a long story — ‘ ' |
| 30 | ‘ It 's a long story but — ‘ ' Pause . |