Example sentences of "it [was/were] [adv] [art] long " in BNC.

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1 There was something rather reckless in my attending the present lectures at all , because it was in the depths of winter , and from where I now lived it was rather a long walk to the town — over a mile , at any rate .
2 I do n't know if you I hope you remember that question , it was rather a long one .
3 But she was aware that she had been preoccupied a lot of the time , all too aware of the mountain of work before her , and that it was rather a long time since she and her daughter had had any special outings together .
4 Oh they had it well would just be anything it was just a long roll th great big roll , just like It just sort of wrapped in a grey eh a big waterproof kind of co covering , and he would have er shirts and and er things like that for men to buy , or er and sometimes er overall or a pinny , as we said , for mother and the like of that .
5 ‘ We have been given reassurances that the water is safe to drink and it was just the long hot summer but we are not so sure .
6 ‘ Well , the first record we did for RCA , it was literally a long hallway .
7 It was quite a long way , and coming home she let the pony trot while she ran beside me .
8 It was quite a long kiss , very soft and smooth without obvious passion .
9 It was quite a long branch , and quite thick .
10 It was quite a long pause .
11 It was quite a long time .
12 I had to be quick , they told me ; it was quite a long climb to the hut where Eric would be waiting and I had to return to Parma that night .
13 It was quite a long walk to the stables , which were at the back of the house .
14 it was quite a long one .
15 It was quite a long letter actually
16 He had enjoyed the performance but felt it had become so obviously a theatrical production that it was now a long way from what had taken place in the Middle Ages .
17 Although I could see marriage appearing in the distance , it was still a long way off .
18 By now they were almost halfway down , the drop not so far as it had been , but it was still a long way and Maggie almost crept to the slight shelter of the rocky bank .
19 It was still a long way from biochemistry , i.e. the understanding of how these substances functioned in the living organism .
20 It may have been John 's 28th birthday , but it was still a long day 's work with fellow presenters Anthea Turner and Diane-Louise Jordan .
21 It was still a long way .
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