Example sentences of "[pron] go [adv] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Victor and I go back a long way . |
| 2 | Ali and I go back a long way . |
| 3 | Yes , Nicole and I go back a long way , and yes , you could say that we 're involved on more than just a superficial level . |
| 4 | And then Ted and I went out a little bit later and we sa , we found two goldfish and two golden |
| 5 | This is a view which goes back a long way , at least as far as the time of the Radcliffe Report in 1960 . |
| 6 | But it was years since she had felt at ease in any store which went back a long way from the street and therefore had no windows through which she could see daylight . |
| 7 | Every morning he prepares a range of at least 20 sweets , which go down a real treat . |
| 8 | so she goes back a long way . |
| 9 | Nice , very nice , you went up a long hall toward , as soon as you got er through the doors it was very nice really , quite , quite something for Caldmore anyway . |
| 10 | " I expect , living here in Chelsea , you go out a great deal . " |
| 11 | The two of you go back a long way . ’ |
| 12 | We go back a long way , me and God , and from his first words I could tell that this was going to be a difficult call . |
| 13 | But I hope he will ; we go back a long way . |
| 14 | We go back a long way . ’ |
| 15 | We go back a long way , he and I. " |
| 16 | ‘ I mean that we go back a long way , and yes , there 's a very special relationship between us , but that 's because … ’ another pause , and he raked his fingers through his hair in a helpless , frustrated gesture ‘ … it was her sister I fell in love with all those years ago . ’ |
| 17 | This proved rather funny because when we went round a sharp bend , the cupboard door flew open , the porta-potty rolled out like a cheap-thrills show , and on the next bend it rolled back in again and the door closed ! |
| 18 | They go only a short distance , or in the wrong direction or just come straight down again . |
| 19 | They go back a long way . |
| 20 | But then when it goes just a little bit further . |
| 21 | She paused , then added , ‘ It goes back a long way . ’ |
| 22 | Everyone knows that , it goes back a long way . |
| 23 | I said , well , I , there must be summat there , out there , she said no , he said , she said it goes back a long time . |
| 24 | And let me quote Locke er here we are are we he says but submitting to the laws of any country , living quietly and enjoying privileges and protection under them , makes not a man a member of that society then he goes on a little bit further down nothing can make any man so but is actually entering into it by positive engagement and express promise and compact . |