Example sentences of "[vb -s] a long [noun] [to-vb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has a long way to go before equalling last year 's prize money of £42,399 , but the wonder horse proved that he is again in irresistible form when opening Whitaker 's account with a first prize of £3,700 . |
| 2 | The stock still has a long way to go before its regains the 780p level at which its stood in early April before a warning of a slow-down in sales . |
| 3 | But Scotland has a long way to go before the symbiosis of locals and visitors becomes a reality . |
| 4 | Besides this , it goes a long way to account for their toughness , as we shall see in Chapter 9 . |
| 5 | but you know , it takes a long while to get over it |
| 6 | Maybe it takes a long time to get to the phone . |
| 7 | These days it takes a long time to get into the ‘ left-hand seat ’ or captain 's position in a major airline ; indeed , as time goes on more and more airline pilots have to recognise the possibility of reaching retirement before they achieve command . |
| 8 | The difference is that your body takes a long time to react to the tetanus antitoxin Sorry , to the tetanus vaccine , to make antibodies against it . |
| 9 | Analysis is a very slow process and it takes a long time to weed through the past and try to discover what things happened to you that affected you . |
| 10 | There 's a saying in Scotland ‘ It takes a long spuin to sup wi' a Fifer ’ . |