Example sentences of "[adj] a long way " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That 's ever such a long way off , ’ said Dot . |
| 2 | Having come such a long way it is a pity that the story ends in 1900 , without discussing the alleged takeover of chemistry by modern physics . |
| 3 | But he said : ‘ We 're not getting carried away — there 's still such a long way to go . ’ |
| 4 | The remarkable thing is that with such thin material and from such a long way back , he came through so quickly . |
| 5 | And after that she seemed happy the rest of the way , saying how lovely it had been to see them even for such a short time and how she 'd come down again when she could , but it was such a long way and the trains were so crowded with soldiers and she had had to take two whole days off from the ambulance station . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's such a long way away , sir ! ’ |
| 7 | I was certainly the ideal subject for his little tricks of ringing the door bell and running away , because I dared not ignore the summons in case it might be a client , and also the consulting and operating rooms were such a long way from the front of the house . |
| 8 | ‘ Such a long way . |
| 9 | You are wicked , going such a long way all alone ! |
| 10 | While you are contracted for a West End show , it is very irresponsible to go such a long way . |
| 11 | And since it was such a long way from goal there was no no advantage in going down was there ? |
| 12 | ‘ Oh dear , ’ said Fenella , ‘ and we 've come such a long way . ’ |
| 13 | It 's such a long way you know |
| 14 | Yes I know , but it 's such a long way to get up there ! is n't it ? |
| 15 | It 's all a long way since his early acting days on the stage in the late Seventies which culminated in playing Lady MacDuff in an all-male production of Macbeth in Glasgow . |
| 16 | All a long way from a pint of mild and a bag of chips after a night at the City Varieties … |
| 17 | It 's all a long way from those bit-parts and Lynda 's delighted to be making her mark — even if it did mean changing career . |
| 18 | ‘ They 're all a long way below us . ’ |
| 19 | Nor did Egypt , which is after all a long way to the east of Cyrene ( Athens being nearer to Cyrene than is the Nile ) make much impact except in a few points of ritual . |
| 20 | But they 're all a long way off , and they look very faint . |
| 21 | ‘ Well , it 's all a long way off , ’ Joanna said cheerfully . |
| 22 | We are talking of them being competitive a long way down the road . ’ |