Example sentences of "[pron] be such [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | cos there 's such a long waiting list , tha that 's the value of it out there |
| 2 | There was such a long silence that he looked up from his plate . |
| 3 | but er , as you say erm , really it 's such a long journey that you need a breather before you need to start to cross the channel |
| 4 | ‘ It 's such a long way away , sir ! ’ |
| 5 | It 's such a long way you know |
| 6 | Yes I know , but it 's such a long way to get up there ! is n't it ? |
| 7 | I did try and help her about how to run a war because it 's such a long time since anybody 's run a war — I mean the technical methods of running a war — which she did very well . |
| 8 | But as you said , Harri , it 's such a long time ago . |
| 9 | Because it is such a long molecule the DNA is folded and twisted within the chromosome . |
| 10 | And after that she seemed happy the rest of the way , saying how lovely it had been to see them even for such a short time and how she 'd come down again when she could , but it was such a long way and the trains were so crowded with soldiers and she had had to take two whole days off from the ambulance station . |
| 11 | And since it was such a long way from goal there was no no advantage in going down was there ? |
| 12 | It was such a long trip , ’ she could n't help craning her neck to see where the old witch was . |
| 13 | Not because she could n't remember , but because it was such a long time since she 'd seen her and she felt strange , suddenly , knowing that this time tomorrow they would be on their way to Scotland and she would be waiting for them . |
| 14 | This element of the second stanza creates a sensation that Tithonus now refers to himself as a completely different man to what he was in his youth as it was such a long time ago . |
| 15 | I only did it cos it was such a long number to put in all the |