Example sentences of "the [noun sg] have [verb] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | The industry has come a long way since the day 's of men selling cornets from the back of bicycles . |
| 2 | The pyramid has taken a long time to crumble . |
| 3 | The Community has gone a long way towards achieving that central purpose ; towards taming nationalism without suppressing patriotism ; towards sharing sovereignty without destroying nations ; and towards putting the magic of markets to work for society in a stable democratic setting . |
| 4 | She wore another severe suit , grey this time over a white blouse , but perhaps in honour of the occasion had added a long twisted rope of coral , pearls and crystal . |
| 5 | ‘ The dog 's come a long way , ’ said another man . |
| 6 | It showed that the junior had driven a long pin right through the patient 's brain . |
| 7 | Today the Garrett manufacturing vase shows the company to have come a long way from the first detectors built on the garage bench . |