Example sentences of "[noun pl] [is] a long [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Ten months is a long time to be apart and then to be brought together to compete against such a good , experienced team as the Lions , ’ said Grant Fox , New Zealand 's masterly goal kicker . |
| 2 | But three months is a long time in Euro-politics . |
| 3 | Fifty years A lease for a term of more than fifty years is a long lease for the purposes of income and corporation taxes . |
| 4 | The ‘ Beeb ’ has been kind to its commentators — thirty years is a long time in television — and they in turn have served it well , adjusting cleverly to the growing informality of broadcasting without ever quite forgetting the august institution in which ‘ they serve ’ . |
| 5 | In the beginning Lorna 's illustrious co-stars frequently appeared ; Paul Newman came once , Jo remembered , but three years is a long time in Hollywood and now lunches were becoming more intimate . |
| 6 | Three years is a long time in world politics . |
| 7 | Twenty years is a long time in the development of sexual experience . |
| 8 | Ten years is a long time in the world of books , but I do remember there was not nearly such a fuss over the original 1983 list : a rather uncomfortable party in some medical establishment , a few diary paragraphs and that was it . |
| 9 | EIGHTEEN years is a long time in the life of a motor car . |
| 10 | Because 24 hours is a long time for spectators to stand and watch a race , many attractions were added to the occasion to provide a gala atmosphere , including the famous fun fair . |
| 11 | Fifty miles is a long way for a young child to go alone . ’ |