Example sentences of "seemed a [adj] way away " in BNC.
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1 | At first , the war seemed a long way away , and the Otago CA reported that the 1914–15 summer promised to be a most successful one , with the ‘ services of world-renowned player , J.N. Crawford ’ ensuring that Otago cricket would be second to none in New Zealand . |
2 | My posting to the 2ème Régiment Étranger de Parachutistes seemed a long way away . |
3 | it seemed a long way away |
4 | Gateshead and the Reed family seemed a long way away . |
5 | It seemed a long way away and he focused his mind with an effort . |
6 | Humankind and human structures seemed a long way away . |
7 | It seemed a long way away but before we knew it we were paying the last of the deposits . |