Example sentences of "back a long [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Such technology is the product of a company with roots that go back a long way in the history of sportswear .
2 This tradition itself can be traced back a long way in political theory .
3 But it was years since she had felt at ease in any store which went back a long way from the street and therefore had no windows through which she could see daylight .
4 The village was four miles away , the walk back a long climb in the sun .
5 Each time I sent him a rewritten chapter , he sent back a long list of objections and questions he wanted me to clarify .
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