Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] a long [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They also argue that the latest draft of the charter , drawn up by President Mitterrand , has already gone a long way to assuage Mrs Thatcher 's legitimate fears about the loss of British sovereignty . |
| 2 | Brothers , sisters , President , we 've still got a long way to go . |
| 3 | However , we 've still got a long way to go on working together with the health service ’ . |
| 4 | I do n't know , there 's still got a long way to go though |
| 5 | I know that some British civil servants are making considerable efforts to improve erm in these terms but erm I think we 've still got a long way to go in appreciating the importance of at least being able to understand somebody else 's language , erm even if you ca n't always erm communicate in it as well as you can in your own . |
| 6 | Morrissey , formerly lead singer of the Smiths and now a solo artist , is the central figure in this demi-monde and he has successfully mounted a long career based on a delightfully British blend of prurience and prudery . |
| 7 | In Spain , for instance , no railway station had a hotel attached and passengers often had a long distance to travel from stations to reach their ultimate destination . |