A long way down the line
He thought that military action was still a long way down the line.
Is the PP "down the line" a complement in the NP "a long way down the line"?
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I think it is.
Top answer
I'd say that the NP "a long way" modifies the PP "down the line". NPs indicating extent commonly modify PPs headed by spatial and temporal prepositions. We live [ two miles / a few minutes' walk beyond the post office ].
- I'd say that the NP "a long way" modifies the PP "down the line".
- NPs indicating extent commonly modify PPs headed by spatial and temporal prepositions.
- We live [ two miles / a few minutes' walk beyond the post office ].
- It happened [ ten minutes / a long time after the accident].
- We had to leave [ a few minutes before the end ] .
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I'd say that the NP "a long way" modifies the PP "down the line".
NPs indicating extent commonly modify PPs headed by spatial and temporal prepositions.
We live [two miles / a few minutes' walk beyond the post office].
It happened [ten minutes / a long time after the accident].
We had to lea
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