Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] be a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I know that they 're using cultures and things but I still think that we are a long way from not using animals . |
| 2 | However , if the idea of an extended OPAC whereby the user can access other online databases via the online catalogue is to be realized , it would appear that we are a long way away from presenting an acceptable interface for the user . |
| 3 | You know , utilizing , except it 's a long drag for people , but , but , you |
| 4 | The Coral Welsh National may be his next race , although he is a long way out of a handicap . |
| 5 | Yeah , but they 're also forgetting as well it is n't just the maintenance that it 's a long term commitment to paying |
| 6 | Tom read just enough of it to see that it was a long way from West Hampstead and no one he knew had been killed or injured . |
| 7 | The Yasa was made when your grandsire and mine both thought that it was a long way from Kinsai to the Eastern Sea , ’ he growled . |
| 8 | I received an answer , but I am afraid that it was a long catalogue of half-measures and good intentions . |
| 9 | He admitted modestly that it was a long time since he had been at school , but one phrase he had understood was ‘ Vive la link box ! ’ . |
| 10 | Luke , even though his order of material is basically the same as Mark , tries to give the impression that it was a longer period of time ( see Luke 19:47 ; 20:1 ; 21:38 ; 22:1 , 7 ) . |
| 11 | He had keen eyes and quick hands , so it was a long time before he got caught . |
| 12 | ‘ And you 're a long way from being a saint , are n't you ? ’ he drawled mischievously . |
| 13 | If things go drastically wrong and you 're a long way from home and need to call for help the most effective way is with an orange smoke flare . |
| 14 | As I said , I 'm never often out , and if you 're a long way from home it 's always good to have some place to drop in to . |
| 15 | Oh we had whistles , and strangely enough , very seldom did we use them , simply because there were other traffic about that time if you were a long way away , er you might be nearly to , if you blew your whistle , there were nobody to hear you , I mean people in houses , and they were only few and far between . |
| 16 | Add to this cost the growth in government expenditure , and we are a long way in explaining why the real value of the tax threshold , or the level of income at which tax begins to be paid , has fallen during the post-war period . |
| 17 | ‘ There 's quite a cloud of smoke , ’ muttered Heather uneasily , ‘ and we 're a long way from it up here . |
| 18 | But time was pressing on and we were a long way from home . |
| 19 | Now er clay pipes , we used to dredge up and they got dredged up down opposite Pinmill , and they were a long pipe , but cos the , the stem a lot of them had been broken off and wh how they got down there nobody know , I think they used to be like in ballast with the ships , I think . |
| 20 | ‘ I fancy it very much , ’ she said , and checked her watch , ‘ but it 's well past three and it 's a long drive to Lisbon , so should n't you make a start ? ’ |
| 21 | And I thought I do n't know how she manages to back that down , but she does , and it 's a long drive like that int it ? |
| 22 | and it 's a long day and then you 'd have to come back and your day 's far from over . |
| 23 | Had a very , very good over from Bill Tufnell there , it 's always a bit tricky when you come on to bowl and it 's turning and it 's a long day ahead and you , you 're expected to get hissed and you expect to get hissed , and you can get very impatient when they do n't come , but he 's got one now , he 's got , now he 's bowled well all morning now , he 's bowled almost for an hour , but he 's got that one wicket and he , that over was full of confidence , he tossed one up , misjudged the length and got into a bit of a tangle and then he bowled a quicker one which tried to cut , he then misjudged the pace and he could off nick it to the , a very , very good over and he 's bowling with , with great confidence at the moment . |
| 24 | And it 's a long way away . |
| 25 | And it 's a long way to where we came in . |
| 26 | I 'd better start at the beginning , and it 's a long story . ’ |
| 27 | And it 's a long time ago — ’ |
| 28 | And it 's a long term promotion . |
| 29 | I can not get myself to react with critical coolness towards this music ; every tissue , every nerve vibrates in me and it is a long time since I had such an enduring feeling of rapture as when listening to the latter overture . " |
| 30 | While this was a good thing , such improvements were at first only superficial , and it was a long time before everyday living conditions in deaf boarding institutions and day classes were of acceptable standard . |