Example sentences of "you [verb] a long [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Do you have a long way to go ? " |
| 2 | For instance , if you 've a long way to go , it 's better to get there slowly than not at all . ’ |
| 3 | You 've a long way to go yet and a lot to learn . |
| 4 | By this time we feel as if we are Hemingway 's companion , hauling out the bodies one by one , so that when he says ‘ Well you waited a long time to get sick brother . |
| 5 | I suggest you spend a long time thinking about what you really want . ’ |
| 6 | — be prepared to tell him any particular things he should know ( e.g. you spend a long time travelling to and from work each day ; you have recently had a bereavement in your family ; you have to get up each night for the children , etc . ) . |
| 7 | You have a long way to go to win them back . |
| 8 | Elliott : You need a long piece to go right round him . |