Example sentences of "'re a long [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 're a long way off retiring yet , Marlene . |
| 2 | ‘ There 's quite a cloud of smoke , ’ muttered Heather uneasily , ‘ and we 're a long way from it up here . |
| 3 | ‘ Ah well , my dear , you must remember they 're a long way from home , and many of them have n't had much feminine company for a while . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | We 're a long way from Cambridge now , and my name is Rose . ’ |
| 6 | But it 's hard on Tour when you 're a long way from home and the only creature comforts you have are a television , a telephone and a McDonald 's around the corner . |
| 7 | You 're a long way from home here , right ? |
| 8 | ‘ And you 're a long way from being a saint , are n't you ? ’ he drawled mischievously . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | But , I mean we 're a long way from that , and I do n't want people to think that I 'm from saying er redundancies are imminent , er |
| 11 | We 're a long way from anywhere here , Fran . |
| 12 | when you go into the villa , A you 've , got to have a car because there 's not a shop and B you 're a long way from the airport and if you get taxis you 're talking about fifty pound a touch from the airport , so that 's twice , so there 's a hundred pound gone already |