Example sentences of "[noun sg] had [vb pp] [art] [adj] way " in BNC.
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1 | But by the third edition Spock had withdrawn a longish way from the doctrine that natural loving care cures all ills . |
2 | The tramp choked a little , as if the gum he accepted and popped into his mouth had gone the wrong way . |
3 | Mrs Davidson , of Stirling , said that so many people had contacted them that the association 's annual meeting had decided the only way to raise its profile and make a difference for patients was to set up a body covering Scotland as a whole . |
4 | Experts say it 's good news for Rover , which could have been sold off if today 's European Court ruling had gone the other way . |
5 | The working-class youth had inherited a traditional way of watching a match , |
6 | Yet by the time Gorbachev became General Secretary in 1985 , the historical profession had advanced a long way from the crudities of Stalin 's era . |
7 | The fact that the party 's final net loss was only eight seats indicated that Clinton 's popularity had gone a considerable way towards offsetting the effects of reapportionment . |
8 | By the middle of the fourth century , Christianity had gone a long way towards assimilating the dominant culture of pagan Romans . |
9 | The half-caste prostitute 's son had come a long way . |