Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] [art] long " in BNC.
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1 | erm I do n't personally like motorways , I would I 'm terrified of the M twenty five , I 'd rather go the long way round I 'm afraid , but |
2 | ‘ I would fain write a long letter to each one of you but have no strength … |
3 | This last reform , which would simultaneously go a long way towards solving the unemployment problem and the housing problem , would also transform the social scene . |
4 | Will he tell the House what support he has had for his additional measure , the Aggravated Vehicle-Taking Bill , which will surely go a long way towards stopping the theft of motor vehicles ? |
5 | Then there is the travelling back and forth to shows , which can often entail a long drive . |
6 | You should never increase a long run , tempo run , speed session or total weekly mileage by more than 10 per cent over the previous week . |
7 | But he was elusive , and she could only fill the long minutes with a pretence of animation as she was absorbed into a group of Heather 's relations , something inside her dying by the second as time passed and Luke kept his distance . |
8 | If we were to decriminalize drug taking we would probably go a long way down the road to solving the problem . |
9 | Not only do books often tend to be rather broad in their approach to a subject , but they can also take a long time to be published after they are written and the information may thus be out of date . |
10 | Perhaps it will make dealing with such a situation a little easier if we realise that there really is a reason for it and that the way in which we handle it may well go a long way towards aiding our spiritual development . |