Example sentences of "well [prep] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He finished fourth to Baies and The Thinker at Haydock last week , running well for a long way .
2 Supertop ran well for a long way in the season 's opener at Doncaster .
3 I prefer the consistent VIKING ROCKET , who ran well for a long way behind Captain Dibble in the Scottish National at Ayr .
4 This race came only two months after he had run well for a long way when leading the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury and Gaselee told me , ‘ He appeared to love the Newbury race and we were delighted with his performance at that time . ’
5 Many people with HIV stay well for a long time and you would never know they had the virus .
6 ‘ I have not felt so well for a long time , ’ he told the ever-comforting Jones , ‘ and shall be tempted to be very vulgar in my speech . ’
7 ‘ I have not felt so well for a long time and I shall be tempted to be very vulgar in my speech . ’
8 Much research and attention to artists ' requirements has led to a new breed of synthetic brushes which are highly appropriate for use with acrylics , among other uses , which hold their shape well over a long period of time , are delightfully responsive to use , are superbly controllable , allowing precision work , and are durable enough to resist occasional misuse .
9 I have known you well over a long period of time .
10 In clinical case management there is a recognition that the worker is an important resource , and an awareness that the process of assessment and reassessment is a crucial function , to be discharged by someone who knows the client really well over a long period of time .
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