Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [vb infin] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To escape from Heathcliff I must go a long way away . |
| 2 | I 'll get a longer lead as well for it |
| 3 | In the candle-light I could see a long table , in the middle of which was a large yellow shape , with hundreds of insects feeding off it . |
| 4 | I suppose the fact that I 'd made it at the age of 14 was important because it meant I would go a long way in athletics . |
| 5 | I shall write a long poem about what I saw shining from the other side . ’ |
| 6 | Then after four months I will have a long holiday . ’ |
| 7 | A. The tank sounds a bit on the small side to me , which may prove a long term problem , though it does n't seem to be causing any difficulties at present . |
| 8 | Wherever they went , they would have to go on foot , which might take a long time . |
| 9 | So far readers have raised £13,400 , which will go a long way towards safeguarding the centre 's future . |
| 10 | A lot of changes are being made which will go a long way towards making the garments more user friendly . |
| 11 | It is much easier to improve ‘ performance ’ on such measures by decreasing the denominator than by increasing the numerator , which can take a long time , involves risk and has to be discounted for taxation . |
| 12 | ‘ You 'll have a long day tomorrow , ’ Rose encouraged . |
| 13 | ‘ You 'll have a long wait , ’ flashed Isabel , and immediately cursed herself when fitzAlan grinned again . |
| 14 | The specialists had said that if she was careful , she could live a long time . |
| 15 | Charles behaved rather like a landlord who could take a long view of the future and expect his possessions to provide him with an income in the fullness of time . |
| 16 | ‘ With most criminal kidnaps you could expect a long wait . |
| 17 | And erm you could see a long distance with it like that you know , especially if you could see a fox from er about a mile and a half , you could see right going along the rocks in the mountains . |
| 18 | Under Swiss law she would get a long prison sentence . |
| 19 | ‘ I thought you would enjoy a longer ride on such a lovely night . |
| 20 | I well remember I said to myself at the time , " there is a lad who will go a long way . " |
| 21 | If the race means you will miss a long run , replace your next hard day with the long run if your schedule will allow it . |
| 22 | If brought to trial , she can expect a long prison sentence , followed by ‘ re-education through labour ’ in a camp in Qinghai — ‘ China 's Siberia ’ — an Area like the Sahara desert , in the west of the country , where the climate is notorious for its boiling heat in summer and freezing temperatures in winter . |
| 23 | Well she copes because she had the same problem as me with her hands if she 's writing for long , her hands ache , so she can write a longer letter if she types , so I said I , I did n't really , I like a hand written letter best it seems more personal somehow , perhaps they do , having a typed letter means you can send a longer one , they all mean |
| 24 | You can stay a long time in neutral , ticking over — provided nothing happens . |
| 25 | So the little sketchbook doodles I made from the car might be all that is needed : a few slight marks pointing to the lack of incident in a country where you can travel a long way without seeming to get anywhere — which is what I felt about my own artistic journey . |
| 26 | ‘ You can see a long way from up here , ’ said Simon . |
| 27 | You can get a long way with three parts and with four you can conquer the world ! |
| 28 | Now one must go a long way upriver to find them , far into Sudan and Uganda . |
| 29 | and sometimes we 'll take a long weekend |
| 30 | ‘ We 'll have a long series of locks to navigate later — a bit trying for a novice . |