Example sentences of "was still a long [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | The new chairman , Dr Gregor Gysi , told an emergency party congress at the weekend that the SED had made a start in ‘ breaking with Stalinism , ’ but added that there was still a long way to go in ‘ overcoming Stalinist structures ’ . |
3 | The new chairman , Dr Gregor Gysi , told an emergency party congress at the weekend that the SED had made a start in ‘ breaking with Stalinism , ’ but added that there was still a long way to go in ‘ overcoming Stalinist structures ’ . |
4 | When the Congregational Union officially urged this new course on the colleges in 1902 there was still a long way to go : A. M. Fairbairn warned Sir Alfred Dale , then Principal of University College , Liverpool , ‘ I think one has to be very careful as to giving the theological colleges power over the regulation of degrees . |
5 | Although I could see marriage appearing in the distance , it was still a long way off . |
6 | He ran towards him as soon as he came in sight , and he was still a long way from home when the father first spotted him ( Luke 15:20 ) . |
7 | But while he was still a long way off … |
8 | Ford personnel director John Hougham said he believed industrial action was still a long way off . |
9 | But they explained there was still a long way to go . |
10 | Even so , Basque autonomy was still a long way from being achieved when , during 1933 , the left 's grip on power started to loosen . |
11 | The day left Anselm in possession of the pastoral staff , but there was still a long way to go before he was a fully consecrated archbishop . |
12 | But there was still a long way to go , for the intransigent opposition not only refused to give way but put intense private pressure on Paul to reject this pernicious doctrine of collegiality . |
13 | Five years after the FMI 's launch , in other words , full implementation was still a long way off and ultimate success was far from assured . |
14 | 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 . |
15 | However , there was still a long way to go for Spain to be fully integrated into the world concert of nations ; indeed , this was not possible while Franco lived . |
16 | It was still a long way from biochemistry , i.e. the understanding of how these substances functioned in the living organism . |
17 | But Clive Lawton , head of educational services , said there was still a long way to go , and he warned against being carried away with a good idea if it were to impoverish the rest of the scheme . |
18 | It was still a long way . |