Example sentences of "this was a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a spell at the rehabilitation centre , Guy 's parents realized it was a mistake , and tried to have him transferred to a specialist stroke rehabilitation centre in London , even though this was a long way from home . |
| 2 | This was a long way from the ‘ silent suffering ’ and ‘ passive protest ’ which the NCOAP had sought to articulate . |
| 3 | English forces and the New Englanders worked together reasonably well in operations on the seacoast to capture Port Royal in Nova Scotia , but this was a long way from the centre of French settlement and the port was returned at the end of the war . |
| 4 | This was a long struggle indeed , small fields being literally carved out of the landscape by fire , hacking and sheer brute force . |
| 5 | Without looking up she said : ‘ I do n't know what you are getting at , Mr Wycliffe ; all this was a long time ago . ’ |
| 6 | this was a long time ago parties about two years ago |