Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another section is equipped for charging and testing cells , while at the side is a long cell-washing shed containing four large washing tanks , acid mixing troughs , etc . |
| 2 | The result is a long list of small , but nonetheless useful improvements such as file compression and ‘ internationalisation modules ’ that enable one user to see NetWare prompts in English , while another on the same server sees them in French or Spanish . |
| 3 | The reply is a long , long silence . |
| 4 | A stream of lava is a long and complicated object and a great many things can happen to it , depending on its own physical condition and the sort of ground it is moving over . |
| 5 | Granddad 's a long way away , he 's on holiday . |
| 6 | as you 'd expect , the big attraction is the nightlife and the main drag is a long procession of bars . |
| 7 | In the case of Chequer 's Buttress the key is a long , long reach left to a rounded ‘ break ’ on the arête , the security of a good crack on the right fading as commitment takes over . |
| 8 | Where a key is a long number , consisting perhaps of ten digits , but we only have 8000 records and hence need only to allocate 10 000 storage positions , we could use the last four digits of the key as a storage address . |
| 9 | Next term 's a long term as well . |
| 10 | A macromolecule is a long string , or polymer , formed of a series of similar building blocks ; these building blocks are themselves metabolites . |
| 11 | The car 's broken down and in this rural part of Wiltshire … help is a long way away . |
| 12 | An essential piece of equipment is a long spirit level which you use to ensure that your frame is horizontal — do not rely on lining it up with the floor or ceiling of the room . |
| 13 | MOTHERWELL Civic Hall is a long way from Las Vegas , but when Gary Jacobs defends his Commonwealth welterweight title there tonight against Donovan Boucher , the Canadian champion , he will be aiming to take the international spotlight from old stagers like Lloyd Honeyghan and Kirkland Laing . |
| 14 | The raising of a mentally handicapped child is a long and hard road , but then many would say so is bringing up any child . |
| 15 | That question is a long way from municipal theatres . |
| 16 | The list of appropriate and relevant , even necessary skills for being an effective organizer/activist/motivator is a long one . |
| 17 | If you study textbooks or correlation charts , such as those produced by the Geological Society of America and the Geological Society of London , you come inevitably to the conclusion that the stratigraphical column in any one place is a long record of sedimentation with occasional gaps . |
| 18 | The mini is a long way from what 's considered to be the first jukebox ; the Edison Phonograph . |
| 19 | This tool is a long way from the cheapest heat guns . |
| 20 | ‘ This match is a long way from being over . ’ |
| 21 | RNA is a long molecule made up of hundreds of bases of four types A , U , G , and C. RNA is made on a template of — |
| 22 | An aircraft accident investigation is a long , painstaking process in which the sometimes complicated sequence of events comes to light only slowly and frequently in the wrong order . |
| 23 | A day is a long time in politics . |
| 24 | Swindon police would like to see a day when just a handful of officers turn out on match day , but their undercover operations suggest that day is a long way away . |
| 25 | Twenty nine year service is a long time . |
| 26 | The next tier is a long way back and though there is another tier below that again with a lot of potential , they are some years away . ’ |
| 27 | His behaviour is a long way from human language with all its expressive power and complex syntactic properties . |
| 28 | The jacket is a long , single breasted style , fastened with three horn-effect buttons . |
| 29 | The road from Mandalay to Wigan Pier is a long one and the reasons for taking it are not immediately clear … |
| 30 | A fully integrated policy 's a long way down the road |