Example sentences of "be [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within education there has been the long standing view that the individual teacher is the key resource to developing and delivering a high quality service . |
| 2 | There had been the long drift through cold spring into hot summer ; the long sinking into the mercies and bossiness of her friends and thence into the arms of the medical profession ; the final humiliation of accepting , because she was too inert to refuse , money from Rachel . |
| 3 | The paper clamps are the long metal sprung levers found on the Bosch professional range , and these were trouble-free and certainly quicker to use than the push-lever types found on some models . |
| 4 | But what are the long term influences of' effective' schools ? |
| 5 | The important contracts are the long gilt future ( £50,000 nominal value , notional gilt with 9% coupon ) and the option on this future ; both traded on LIFFE . |
| 6 | The properties bought by Hammerson are the long leasehold interest in 21 Moorfields , London EC2 , which offers medium-term redevelopment possibilities , and the freehold of 32–33 St James 's Square , London SW1 , in which Hammerson owns the leasehold interest and there are significant marriage values . |
| 7 | ‘ There 's quite a cloud of smoke , ’ muttered Heather uneasily , ‘ and we 're a long way from it up here . |
| 8 | ‘ Ah well , my dear , you must remember they 're a long way from home , and many of them have n't had much feminine company for a while . |
| 9 | ‘ Of course , they look smaller when they 're a long way off , ’ Masklin muttered . |
| 10 | They 're a long way away . ’ |
| 11 | As I said , I 'm never often out , and if you 're a long way from home it 's always good to have some place to drop in to . |
| 12 | We 're a long way from Cambridge now , and my name is Rose . ’ |
| 13 | But it 's hard on Tour when you 're a long way from home and the only creature comforts you have are a television , a telephone and a McDonald 's around the corner . |
| 14 | ‘ But they 're a long way away . ’ |
| 15 | You 're a long way from home here , right ? |
| 16 | ‘ And you 're a long way from being a saint , are n't you ? ’ he drawled mischievously . |
| 17 | If things go drastically wrong and you 're a long way from home and need to call for help the most effective way is with an orange smoke flare . |
| 18 | We 're a long way off retiring yet , Marlene . |
| 19 | But , I mean we 're a long way from that , and I do n't want people to think that I 'm from saying er redundancies are imminent , er |
| 20 | We 're a long way from anywhere here , Fran . |
| 21 | It 's mainly the feeling of insecurity when they 're a long way out from a telephone . |
| 22 | when you go into the villa , A you 've , got to have a car because there 's not a shop and B you 're a long way from the airport and if you get taxis you 're talking about fifty pound a touch from the airport , so that 's twice , so there 's a hundred pound gone already |
| 23 | ‘ After all … you 're a long time retired ’ , he says . |
| 24 | With a first baby you 're a long time , especially with my build . |
| 25 | Webb , 28 , who played for Northern until his medical studies took him to the west country , said : ‘ You 're a long time retired . |
| 26 | Cor you 're a long time coming back from the Rose and Crown , do n't forget that 's where we were |
| 27 | They 're a long interview as well . |
| 28 | It would have been a long story , the warming of friendship and respect between the barrel-chested Iraqi Colonel and the young man from England who had proved he could stalk and kill . |
| 29 | Oh it would have been a long while after the war yes . |
| 30 | ‘ It has just been a long battle for us all . |