Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb -s] a long [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The approach of classroom testing against the hearing norms has a long tradition among educators and researchers . |
| 2 | No Hiding Place Sitting containers on pallets or bricks goes a long way toward preventing them from harbouring all kinds of pests under their bottoms . |
| 3 | They 're added to marzipan to improve its flavour and keeping qualities , and a little oil of bitter almonds goes a long way in much confectionery . |
| 4 | Such a use of sub-committees goes a long way towards achieving an ‘ open ’ management process . |
| 5 | As everywhere else in the world , changing these attitudes requires a long campaign of education . |
| 6 | People do n't usually hit out unless they are upset or angry , so showing you understand their feelings goes a long way to preventing them from expressing that anger towards you . |
| 7 | It seems to me that this difference in the structure of the schedules goes a long way towards explaining in industrial terms the relative stasis of British television subgenres like sitcom , crime series and soap opera , and the drive towards innovation found in the corresponding genres on US television . |
| 8 | In the never-never land of unreal prices , widespread subsidies and easy bank loans , using resources efficiently to make profits comes a long way down the list of priorities . |
| 9 | But the ruler who likes to be driven around in a sinister black Range Rover with dark tinted windows casts a long shadow of fear . |
| 10 | Research on natural hazards has a long tradition in geography going back more than half a century . |