Example sentences of "[noun pl] have [vb pp] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only difficulty you might face is in getting the right look — doors that match the style of your house — but manufacturers have come a long way from the early aluminium-framed types , and a range of styles is now available . |
| 2 | But manufacturers have come a long way from the aluminium-framed picture windows that disfigured so many homes in the early days of the replacement window boom , and a wide range of window styles is now available . |
| 3 | Most , if not all , of the more seriously disadvantaged areas have experienced a long history of marginalisation and of dependence on distant or alien authorities . |
| 4 | The Inspirals have come a long way from 1989 's full-tilt three-minute organ romp early days . |
| 5 | Wintec and Thorowgood saddles have come a long way since early designs and Thorowgood also make wipe-clean bridles that look smart enough for most occasions . |
| 6 | DANDELIONS have come a long way in Darlington . |
| 7 | Later excavations have shown a long sequence of development from a late Saxon farm or manorial complex with two phases of churches , to a medieval manor house . |
| 8 | The Thatcher governments have gone a long way towards puncturing claims about the power of the unions . |
| 9 | It may be that osteopathy or chiropractic could help ; and both osteopaths and chiropractors have had a long training which includes medical education and qualifies them to give valuable help with backache . |
| 10 | You know , you 'd think things had changed a long time ago but erm I remember having Chrissy in that yard when he was a baby in his pushchair where and there was the coalman 's horse and erm |
| 11 | Modern petrological studies have gone a long way towards answering this question : polished hard-rock axes seem to have been made from stone obtained from a limited number of outcrops . |
| 12 | And while the original Ethernet spec was a lowest-common-denominator approach , using the crudest cable and a distinctly modest data rate , things have come a long way since then . |
| 13 | Of course photographic techniques HAVE come a long way since Ponting 's day . |
| 14 | That newspapers had come a long way in the interim period was beyond doubt ; that they were to travel even further was to be confirmed by the manner in which the Cadburys disposed of the News Chronicle in 1960 . |
| 15 | It was agreed this was not easy to do and it illustrated that deciding whether pupils had attained a long list of criteria would be a very considerable task . |
| 16 | Simulators have come a long way in recent years and today many of them use screen addressing to update the information . |
| 17 | If children have had a long period without normal feeding experiences they find difficulty in accepting oral food , chewing , and swallowing . |
| 18 | He had quite liked the thought of being fit and athletic some time in the future , although the signs had taken a long time coming . |
| 19 | It was a day that twenty one soldiers had waited a long time to see . |
| 20 | The Carolingians had come a long way from the single ancestral beer-hall : the chief officers would invite groups of the young men to their houses ( mansiones ) for dinner , " not to encourage gluttony , but for the sake of promoting true rapport ; and rarely would a week go by without each [ youth ] receiving one such invitation from someone " . |
| 21 | Residents have fought a long campaign to stop some motorists using the roads as a race track . |
| 22 | First we felt that women have come a long way given the very radical and novel nature of their demands to enter public life as individuals in their own right . |
| 23 | During the period since nineteen eighty eight , the Greater York authorities have agreed a long term development strategy involving a new settlement contribution . |
| 24 | Microwave ovens have come a long way since they first appeared in our kitchens about 20 years ago , but how do you know which type will suit your style of cooking ? |
| 25 | In the event , the announcement was premature ; but fusion researchers have come a long way since then |
| 26 | Planning these raids had moved a long way in a few months , as explained in Chapter 10 . |
| 27 | So , how does the G M B best get over the message to the mem non- members because unions have progressed a long way since our founder , Will Thorne , collected subs in a bucket . |
| 28 | THE greeting cards , gift wrap and stationery people T&A Thompson Cards have come a long way since it all began for them in a garage about 15 years ago — they have just opened a superb new outlet in the Ravenhill Business Park . |
| 29 | Our cosmetics and toiletries have come a long way since the days when Elizabeth I used highly toxic lead powder to whiten and enhance her complexion ! |
| 30 | Fainting goats have come a long way since the days when farmers used them as decoys to protect herds of sheep from coyotes ( coyote arrives ; goat faints and is devoured ; sheep escape ) . |