Example sentences of "he [vb past] a long [noun sg] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He hated the vulgarity of showing off the delegates as though they were exhibits , and the insincerity of pretending that platitudes were pronouncements of world-shaking import , and the feeling that he came a long way to greet fellow-Christians and found himself turned into a ham-actor on a second-rate stage . |
| 2 | Well he came a long way to get chucked out did n't he ? |
| 3 | McCarthy 's mistake came in the 76th minute when he allowed a long ball to go over his head , and Guy Whittingham nipped in for the equaliser . |
| 4 | His dark-brown eyes burnt into mine ; he took a long moment to reply . |
| 5 | He took a long time to answer the door and his painful movements towards and into his armchair explained why . |
| 6 | Anne : he had a long way to go do you think he 's done enough to survive ? |