SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[verb] a long way [prep]	321
2	[verb] a long way [prep]	321
3	go a long way [prep]	183
4	[vb pp] a long way [prep]	127
5	[verb] a long way towards	84
6	come a long way [prep]	81
7	[vb infin] a long way [prep]	74
8	come a long way [prep]	73
9	[verb] a long way to	72
10	go a long way [prep]	66
11	[verb] a long way from	62
12	[vb -s] a long way [prep]	43
13	gone a long way [prep]	37
14	goes a long way [prep]	34
15	[verb] a long way since	34
16	[vb past] a long way [prep]	34
17	[verb] a long way in	30
18	[vb base] a long way [prep]	27
19	went a long way [prep]	20
20	go a long way [prep]	20
21	[to-vb] a long way [prep]	8
22	[v-ing] a long way [prep]	8
23	seem a long way [prep]	7
24	live a long way [prep]	7
25	travel a long way [prep]	6
26	[verb] a long way behind	6
27	[verb] a long way with	6
28	move a long way [prep]	5
29	to go a long way [prep]	5
30	[verb] a long way down	5