Example sentences of "have a long way [verb] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 But he has a long way to go to close down Sir Teddy 's 15,000 majority .
2 Thankfully , ‘ Dirty ’ , the Sonics ' recent Geffen album , entered the UK Top Ten during the first week of release and , even if it has a long way to go to equal the sales of ‘ Nevermind ’ , things could be taking a turn for the better .
3 They saw the boom falling , but still have a long way to go to fill the hole that the decline of the mainframe is about to open up .
4 A closer look at the supposed benefits of object-oriented technology reveals that we still have a long way to go to realise them fully .
5 Today 's graduates have a long way to go to match the service of the RAF 's longest serving ex-apprentice .
6 Britons join pasta set BRITONS are eating more pasta than ever before but they still have a long way to go to match their continental neighbours , according to a survey by pasta makers Buitoni .
7 You have a long way to go to win them back .
8 Clearly we still have a long way to go to understand just how InsP 3 acts to open individual channels .
9 Ordinary wild plants , it seems , are weedier than crops , but both have a long way to go to catch up with the real pests .
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