Example sentences of "[am/are] [adv] a long [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many thousands of earthquakes can be recorded along the ridges in any one year and a few of these are quite severe , but since they are generally a long way from anywhere , they do n't hit the headlines . |
| 2 | ‘ We 're still a long way from Herr Goodenache . ’ |
| 3 | Efficiency plateaux are still a long way from becoming a feature of Southern energy economics . |
| 4 | While such machines are still a long way from being able to beat the American champion ( there are about 700 Masters in the US ) , it is clear that the period from 1977 to the present has seen a degree and pace of progress in machine chess that is very different in kind from what went on between 1957 and 1976 . |
| 5 | We are still a long way from moving from ‘ the polluted pay ’ to ‘ the polluters pay ’ principle . |
| 6 | In man this is very clear , for although a child may be sexually mature and fully grown quite early on in his or her teens , they are still a long way from any degree of emotional maturity . |
| 7 | Guido elaborated , ‘ I 'm afraid I 'm still a long way from forgiving your brother for his irresponsible behaviour . ’ |
| 8 | But , unfortunately , I believe we are quite a long way off that outcome at present . |
| 9 | They are actually a long way behind the rest of Europe . |