Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] [verb] a long way " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Fox 's case , practice obviously goes a long way to making perfect . |
| 2 | The stock still has a long way to go before its regains the 780p level at which its stood in early April before a warning of a slow-down in sales . |
| 3 | The mounted soldier still had a long way to go and his influence was very considerable in the whole period covered by this book . |
| 4 | At the other end of the size scale , Fiat Geotech 's takeover of Ford New Holland has now been signed , though changes to the two product lines still seem a long way off . |
| 5 | It is sad that a man with so many good qualities should have led so many down the wrong path , damaging the sport he obviously loves , but I feel that the Charlie Francis story still has a long way to go . |
| 6 | But Samantha 's freedom still seemed a long way off . |
| 7 | The Course also goes a long way to accommodate the not uncommon student experience of making a mistaken choice of degree subject . |
| 8 | The top still looked a long way away . |
| 9 | Thankfully that day still seems a long way off . |
| 10 | Travellers today said the Charter was a step forward , but BR still had a long way to go . |
| 11 | Surgical techniques for an artificial penis and scrotum were still experimental and any success there seemed a long way in the future . |
| 12 | Health Secretary Virginia Bottomley is a regular , and the restaurant also goes a long way to explaining Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke 's well-rounded appearance . |
| 13 | Others , focusing on issues such as the inequality in the wages paid to men and women or the violence that women receive at men 's hands , argue that women still have a long way to go before they are fully liberated . |
| 14 | By the end of that first trip , our goal still seemed a long way off . |
| 15 | Others still have a long way to go and a lot to learn about their disabilities . |
| 16 | The DTI still has a long way to go before it can seriously contest the Treasury 's hegemony over matters economic . |
| 17 | Florida will suffer because it is a centre of the fertiliser industry ; Pennsylvania , because it has a concentration of steel and cement works ; Kansas , because farmers use a lot of fuel ; California , because its residents habitually drive a long way to work . |
| 18 | Nevertheless , the report went on , " agreement still seems a long way off " . |