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

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1	This is a long way from Dicey 's reliance on them as the guardians of our rights .
2	This is never an easy matter and the mere attendance of students at a meeting can create the impression of real involvement when this is a long way from reality .
3	But this is a long way from arguing that they were such political pariahs that the deposition of Edward V could seem preferable to a regime dominated by them .
4	This is a long way from the central idea of total quality management — that the patient or customer is king .
5	This is a long way from reality .
6	This is a long way from sociobiology , but we are back again at the problem of continuity/discontinuity .
7	But this is a long way from arguing that they were such political pariahs that the deposition of Edward V could seem preferable to a regime dominated by them .
8	This is a long way from traditional ideas regarding good form " .
9	But all this is a long way from the heady days of the ‘ special relationship ’ of Thatcher and Reagan and even Major and Bush .
10	I know this is a long way after the event , but were you on Beinn Sgulaird , Argyll , on June 21 as part of the Boots Across Scotland ( BAS ) Fundraising Day ?
11	This is a long distance from the rural areas of Wyre and there would be substantial costs in time and money for magistrates , witnesses and police making the journey to Fleetwood .
12	Er this is a long sort of type of er barrel used for probably importing wine .
13	Warm is a long way from here , warm is where I 'm going — do you want to come ?
14	That is a long way from the Chancellor 's unsubstantiated allegation yesterday that tabloid newspapers ‘ encourage people to tell unsubstantiated allegations ’ .
15	These labour directors may well have initiated enlightened personnel policies , but that is a long way from real worker representation in the overall direction of the firm :

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