Example sentences of "you [verb] [to-vb] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he said : ’ You endeavoured to go a long way to cover your tracks by disposing of the apparatus . |
| 2 | Or , if you like to spend a long time in the tub , you might like a wider one , which may well fit into the existing space . |
| 3 | But there are particular areas like this , you having to wait a long time and if you come into the building to go and see a film and you 've you 've left an hour to , to have some food you , you really should n't be missing the film because |
| 4 | You learned to speak a long time ago and , no doubt , you have talked a good deal since then . |
| 5 | For example , suppose that for some reason you wish to remember a long list of dissociated objects such as aeroplane , alarm clock , carrot , television , etc . |
| 6 | what 's it called ca n't think of the name of the blooming thing now but it was you did a line across , then you learn to do a long stitch |
| 7 | It will create interest in the foreground which I think is important and often , especially looking across water an expanse of water if you have n't got any interesting detail in the foreground yo you have to go a long way into the picture before it begins to get interesting . |
| 8 | Keep it simple , avoid jargon and if you have to give a long explanation , try to break it up . |
| 9 | Exactly you have to think a long time . |