Example sentences of "she had [verb] a long way " in BNC.

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1 She watched him leave the room , her heart heavy , as though she had run a long way uphill , and had not the strength for the return journey .
2 ‘ You know why I 'm here , ’ she said , her voice rasping in her throat as though she had run a long way .
3 She had gone a long way , when she came to a big foot .
4 She had gone a long way towards admitting that the King could not live of his own .
5 She had been one of them once , but suddenly she had gone a long way away .
6 If anyone found out and if Alain was angry she would fight it out later , but for now she had come a long way , she was tired , disappointed , and nobody was going to stop her from staying here .
7 She had come a long way and as far as she could see it would take much longer even to reach the foothills .
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