Example sentences of "[vb pp] a long [noun] [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | it 's come a long way since we had Lego . |
| 2 | 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 ? |
| 3 | He has come a long way since he worked as a production runner with James Wong Howe and Martin Ritt in a coal-mining village in Pennsylvania . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | A few of us may become angry , but most of us have to be pushed a long way before we abandon our normal passivity . |
| 6 | Kapil has advanced a long way since he burst onto the international scene in the late 1970s . |
| 7 | This question too has had a long history though it is only quite recently that it has become a precisely defined issue of zoological theory . |
| 8 | Careful attention to engine mounting and sound insulation means that the large engine sounds almost as though it belongs to the car in front — a remote burbling noise that seems to have travelled a long way before it reaches the driver 's ear . |
| 9 | One lad , belonging to a respected family , had been given a long sentence although he and local residents emphatically maintained that he was not at the scene of the incident for which he was convicted . |