Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [art] long [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he said : ’ You endeavoured to go a long way to cover your tracks by disposing of the apparatus . |
| 2 | It seemed to take a long time to reach the end of the wall and I was about to turn right towards the door of the farm kitchen when from my left I heard the sudden rattle of a chain then a roaring creature launched itself at me , bayed once , mightily , into my face and was gone . |
| 3 | We have acted to reduce the long hours worked by junior doctors in hospitals . |
| 4 | ‘ You would have to go a long way to see a better game than that . |
| 5 | And I think it w w was quite difficult for people because they 'd either have to walk a long way to try and make a telephone call . |
| 6 | Development banks tend to take a long time to evaluate a project and are likely to impose conditions such as putting out all construction and equipment contracts to competitive tender . |
| 7 | I had to wait a long time shut in . |
| 8 | And I was a bit late , so I had to wait a long time to get served . ’ |
| 9 | If I really had to spend a long time hurting someone slowly , I 'd have to use a blindfold : them or me , one of us would have to have their eyes hidden . |