Example sentences of "be [art] long [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 're a long way away . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ But they 're a long way away . ’ |
| 3 | Oh , it 's been a long day today |
| 4 | The Conservatives have been a long way ahead of Labour not just in seats ( an arbitrary effect of the electoral system ) but also in votes . |
| 5 | It was for a party in one of the upstairs rooms , but it had been a long time ago . |
| 6 | That had been a long time ago . |
| 7 | But that had been a long time ago . |
| 8 | It had been a long time ago and the jungle had reclaimed its own . |
| 9 | It must have been a long time ago . |
| 10 | He felt that he had been a long time away . |
| 11 | Well it 's been a long time now . ’ |
| 12 | It had been a long walk so far , and it was n't over . |
| 13 | The stations are a long way apart . |
| 14 | Indeed in many cases they are a long way away from having done so . |
| 15 | However , if the idea of an extended OPAC whereby the user can access other online databases via the online catalogue is to be realized , it would appear that we are a long way away from presenting an acceptable interface for the user . |
| 16 | People often think that the problems of the Third World are a long way away . |
| 17 | They find their thinking and decision-making dominated by market and resource considerations which in their scale and complexity are a long way indeed from the traditional concept of primary headship ( Audit Commission 1991 ) . |
| 18 | It is thought to be the longest putt ever holed to win a European Tour event . |
| 19 | What you would do in your case with children is probably appoint them all and then they do n't all have to prove so they would hopefully discuss this at the time and say Well you know I 'm a long way away why do n't you two get on with . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm a long way away , Simon , ’ said my dad . |
| 21 | It was a good thing I did meet him , as the Well of Lunatics proved to be a long way away . |
| 22 | Despite the confident appeals , the bat seemed to be a long way away from the ball |
| 23 | It may I I appreciate Mr , that that is a long way away or could be a long way away from the sort of public consultation which one . |
| 24 | Among the controversial issues which any negotiations would have to address were the following [ see also p. 36837 for so-called " Harare declaration " on ANC proposals for future negotiations , and p. 36912 for earlier policy guidelines ] : ( i ) nationalization : in press interviews in the days following his release , Mandela had reasserted the ANC 's stated policy of nationalizing certain sectors of the economy , including mines — this immediately provoked sharp falls on South African financial markets [ see also p. 37176 ] ; ( ii ) the armed struggle : Mandela had refused to renounce this policy , repeating on Feb. 14 that government installations were legitimate targets for sabotage [ ibid. ] ; ( iii ) power-sharing : the government and the ANC still appeared to be a long way apart on interpretation — the ANC for its part was not prepared to accept an arrangement similar to the current tri-cameral parliament ; ( iv ) sanctions : Mandela had already stated that " the conditions for which sanctions are being applied still exist " and thus there was no need for a review of the question [ for UK Prime Minister 's unilateral decision to break EC agreement on voluntary sanctions see below ] . |
| 25 | ‘ He will never be sold while I am chairman — which will be a long time yet — or while Barry Fry is manager , ’ he added . |
| 26 | Must be a long time ago love is n't it since we had best butter . |
| 27 | We all carried a key but the boxes were a long way apart . |
| 28 | Sara ignored them as the boat chugged out to sea ; soon the harbour and the cliffs were a long way away . |
| 29 | Marcus sat carefully on the bunk , feeling that the walls were a long way away and that he was very small . |
| 30 | 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 . |