Example sentences of "[was/were] a long [noun sg] from be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The end of year deadline for eradication of asbestos-contaminated rolling stock , agreed many years ago between BR and the unions , was quietly and mutually forgotten when it was realised it was a long way from being achieved unless services were decimated . |
| 2 | With figures like these the WEA , here as elsewhere , was a long way from being the body of ‘ middle-class ’ students pursuing ‘ soft options ’ which its critics liked to allege . |
| 3 | He was a long way from being an alcoholic , but he was vulnerable to heavy social drinking and was a sucker for the old Scottish adage ‘ One For The Road ’ . |
| 4 | It was soon evident that the comfort theme from last year 's trade fair was a long way from being played out . |
| 5 | Though she was learning to cope , she was a long way from being over Guido yet . |