Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] a long way [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The RENFE train station must be a long way from the centre , I thought , just as we began to enter the acid neon groves of the darkening city , through a narrow glade of brightly lit shops , the Corrielo , then through a vast archway — a policeman 's shrill whistle — and the bus was rolling and swinging right into the grand Plaza Mayor , which it circled slowly , triumphantly hooting . |
| 2 | Behind my annoyance the self-preserving part of my mind was pointing out that the sooner I got going , the sooner I could be a long way from Fraxilly farmland . |
| 3 | The ‘ cat in the hat ’ effort that will see the Macintosh environment on other RISC processors , appears to be a different effort again , and may be a long way down the road , licensing issues aside . |
| 4 | The ‘ cat in the hat ’ effort that will see the Macintosh environment on other RISC processors , appears to be a different effort again , and may be a long way down the road , licensing issues aside . |
| 5 | The place where the water leaves the ground may be a long way from where recharge occurs . |
| 6 | Sometimes the image they create may be a long way from expressing their real character but the search is on — through fashions , chats with friends , reactions from boyfriends — to find a style that suits their temperament and physical type . |
| 7 | They may be a long way from performing in the Greatest Show on Earth , but getting there has certainly got them in a spin . |