Example sentences of "[be] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | While some sufferers will quickly be restored to perfect health , for others it may be a long haul . |
| 32 | It will be a long haul , but we want to make out of date the notion that the only punishment that works is behind bars . |
| 33 | Waterville Valley and the World Cup finals in late March was going to be a long haul . |
| 34 | Dozens of boxes of documents were taken into court at the start of the complicated trial , a trial which the jury were warned by the judge , is going to be a long haul . |
| 35 | ‘ I always knew this was going to be a long haul . ’ |
| 36 | ‘ I want to be a long distance lorry driver or one of those dispatch riders in London , that would be quite exciting . |
| 37 | Anyway , off he went to the phone , asking me en route to make sure Clare did n't get too bored waiting , because it might be a long call . |
| 38 | 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 . |
| 39 | At present they ‘ share ’ the offence of indecent assault with many minor forms of misconduct , such as giving an unwanted kiss or fondling clothes being worn by someone else , for which the penalty is likely to be a long way down the scale . |
| 40 | It was a good thing I did meet him , as the Well of Lunatics proved to be a long way away . |
| 41 | The place where the water leaves the ground may be a long way from where recharge occurs . |
| 42 | We appear to be a long way from finding effective means of primary prevention of attempted suicide . |
| 43 | But other campaigners , such as Professor Derek Bryce-Smith from Reading University , believe victory may be a long way off . |
| 44 | spotting a narrow isthmus on the map near Northton we opted for a large portage ; half a kilometre would be a long way but , following our Griminish Point experience , the safer option seemed favourable . |
| 45 | ‘ It seems to be a long way . ’ |
| 46 | 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 . |
| 47 | And by the look of things , that could still be a long way off . |
| 48 | ‘ We want to win for as long as we can because it would be a long way to go for just one game . |
| 49 | That day may be a long way off . |
| 50 | 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 . |
| 51 | 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 . |
| 52 | Despite the confident appeals , the bat seemed to be a long way away from the ball |
| 53 | ‘ Though it ’ ud be a long way back up . ’ |
| 54 | ‘ But they do seem to be a long way off . |
| 55 | Legislation could still be a long way off but the proposals are an important first step . |
| 56 | 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 . |
| 57 | The day when Britain 's independent power producers will be able to sell competitively and freely into a European grid as a matter of right would seem to be a long way off , despite the fact that this was all supposed to have been in place by the end of 1992 . |
| 58 | Among the controversial issues which any negotiations would have to address were the following [ see also p. 36837 for so-called " Harare declaration " on ANC proposals for future negotiations , and p. 36912 for earlier policy guidelines ] : ( i ) nationalization : in press interviews in the days following his release , Mandela had reasserted the ANC 's stated policy of nationalizing certain sectors of the economy , including mines — this immediately provoked sharp falls on South African financial markets [ see also p. 37176 ] ; ( ii ) the armed struggle : Mandela had refused to renounce this policy , repeating on Feb. 14 that government installations were legitimate targets for sabotage [ ibid. ] ; ( iii ) power-sharing : the government and the ANC still appeared to be a long way apart on interpretation — the ANC for its part was not prepared to accept an arrangement similar to the current tri-cameral parliament ; ( iv ) sanctions : Mandela had already stated that " the conditions for which sanctions are being applied still exist " and thus there was no need for a review of the question [ for UK Prime Minister 's unilateral decision to break EC agreement on voluntary sanctions see below ] . |
| 59 | It may I I appreciate Mr , that that is a long way away or could be a long way away from the sort of public consultation which one . |
| 60 | If the Bank refuses to accept these offers then the amount of assistance provided in the first round could be a long way short of the overall amount of assistance needed during the day . |