Example sentences of "is a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From Cuba to Japan is a long leap , and the ‘ economic difficulties ’ of the largest ELT market in the world are not to be compared with those of other countries . |
| 2 | If the theatre is a long distance away from the ward , equipment may be taken from the ward on a post-operative tray or carried on the theatre trolley . |
| 3 | This is a long distance from the rural areas of Wyre and there would be substantial costs in time and money for magistrates , witnesses and police making the journey to Fleetwood . |
| 4 | It is a long while is n't it ? |
| 5 | It is a long day , but you do the show and you have a buzz , so you go to the pub . |
| 6 | Towards the end too , there is a long exhortation of the need to keep the sea , as the means of protecting England . |
| 7 | But this , as he would say , is a long story , and happened a long time ago . |
| 8 | The solution of the problem of the Exodus numbers is a long story . |
| 9 | ‘ It is a long story . |
| 10 | What I want most just now is a long shower and — ’ |
| 11 | SEVEN years is a long sentence but it is hardly long enough for Dr Tom Courtney . |
| 12 | In his ‘ Introduction to the structural analysis of narrative ’ Barthes makes claims very similar to those of Todorov about the homology between language and narrative , with particular reference to the sentence : ‘ a narrative is a long sentence , just as every constative sentence is in a way the rough outline of a short narrative ’ ( 1977b : 84 ) . |
| 13 | It is a long way short of defining the format , but gives the flavour . |
| 14 | Rodgers knows there is a long way to go before the big one in December , but he has the makings of a strong , hard pack and the chance of additional talent behind them providing injury does not intervene . |
| 15 | Twickenham is a long way away and the message from the North is that the Rugby Football Union needs to plough more resources into its missionary work in the area . |
| 16 | The North Riding is a long way from London . |
| 17 | MOTHERWELL Civic Hall is a long way from Las Vegas , but when Gary Jacobs defends his Commonwealth welterweight title there tonight against Donovan Boucher , the Canadian champion , he will be aiming to take the international spotlight from old stagers like Lloyd Honeyghan and Kirkland Laing . |
| 18 | The Coral Welsh National may be his next race , although he is a long way out of a handicap . |
| 19 | Extending the debate over minimum standards to new trading partners in the East is a long way off . |
| 20 | It is a long way from that to his limp affirmation of the central tenets of Islam . |
| 21 | London futures prices rose 15% to £670 ( $1,170 ) a tonne , but fell within hours : coffee is plentiful and a new international deal on export quotas is a long way off . |
| 22 | But there is a long way to go . |
| 23 | But it is a long way from the recognition of such local features to the interpretation of whole scenes . |
| 24 | This tool is a long way from the cheapest heat guns . |
| 25 | This is the best that can be hoped for , even if it is a long way from a fully satisfying life . |
| 26 | Clearly there is a long way to go , and this lack of financial resources is not helping . |
| 27 | But there is a long way to go . |
| 28 | This is a long way from Dicey 's reliance on them as the guardians of our rights . |
| 29 | There is a long way to go . |
| 30 | This is never an easy matter and the mere attendance of students at a meeting can create the impression of real involvement when this is a long way from reality . |