Example sentences of "[am/are] a long way from [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | You 're a long way from home here , right ? |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Rotary committee chairman Tony Dennett said : ‘ The lunch is an ideal opportunity for us to provide hospitality to these students who are a long way from home . ’ |