Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] [vb pp] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | In spite of her angry and tearful protests Charles insisted on giving the token to the woman who had haunted their courtship and has since cast a long shadow across their married life . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | The computerised exchange — known as Direct Dialling In ( DDI ) — has already gone a long way to reducing delays for the thousands of callers daily using the Essex Rivers Healthcare Trust switchboards . |
5 | He has already made a long statement , and you are letting him get away with it . |
6 | You money has always gone a long way in Thailand . |
7 | The SNP has indeed come a long way since Jim Sillars , as vice-president of the SNP , in a section of his Independence in Europe pamphlet ( June 1989 ) entitled ‘ The David Martin formula ’ , referred to Europe of the regions as a ‘ nebulous concept ’ . |
8 | MICHAEL Roberts has certainly gone a long way towards silencing his critics in the past week . |
9 | I do n't know , there 's still got a long way to go though |
10 | It 's certainly come a long way from the upstairs room at the Albert . |
11 | He 's certainly had a long talk with me since you left the team — ’ |